Lincoln Pole: Close detail at top: President Lincoln wearing top hat

Close detail at top: President Lincoln wearing top hat Original commemorative pole located in Tongass (nr. Ketchikan). The Proud Raven at base commemorates the Raven clan that negotiated a peace with a rival clan. Differing stories explain the Lincoln figure. In one an early chief claimed to have be...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Unknown
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Sculpture
Native American
American
sculpture (visual work)
totem pole
totem poles
Indian
Ketchikan
Alaska
Online Access:http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arthist2/id/29722
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Summary:Close detail at top: President Lincoln wearing top hat Original commemorative pole located in Tongass (nr. Ketchikan). The Proud Raven at base commemorates the Raven clan that negotiated a peace with a rival clan. Differing stories explain the Lincoln figure. In one an early chief claimed to have been the first Indian to see a white man and raised the pole to honor this event. The only photograph of a white man the carver could obtain was of Lincoln. Another explanation is the top figure represents "lincoln" U.S.Revenue Cutter whose presence helped facilitate the negotiated peace treaty.

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