Chief Ebbits Pole: Detail of wolf holding copper, upside-down human, Bear

Detail of wolf holding copper, upside-down human, Bear "In Memory of Ebbits, Head Chief of Tongass, January 11, 1892" inscribed on back of pole. The chief was named for the commander of John Jacob Astor's ship. Pole originally erected in Tongass and was restored when re-erected in Sax...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Unknown
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Sculpture
Native American: Tlingit
American
sculpture (visual work)
totem pole
totem poles
tlingit
Alaska
Online Access:http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arthist2/id/29674
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Summary:Detail of wolf holding copper, upside-down human, Bear "In Memory of Ebbits, Head Chief of Tongass, January 11, 1892" inscribed on back of pole. The chief was named for the commander of John Jacob Astor's ship. Pole originally erected in Tongass and was restored when re-erected in Saxman Park. Figures represent his clans

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