Giant Rock Oyster Pole: Detail lower half: crest of Beaver Tail house above face of Giant Rock Oyster House (dedicated to deceased members)

Detail lower half: crest of Beaver Tail house above face of Giant Rock Oyster House (dedicated to deceased members) Crests of four family groups of Nexadi clan are pictured on pole. Lower part of pole represents story of fisherman who died after catching his hand in giant oyster. Pole was brought fr...

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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
Cape Fox
tlingit
Alaska
Online Access:http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arthist2/id/30704
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Summary:Detail lower half: crest of Beaver Tail house above face of Giant Rock Oyster House (dedicated to deceased members) Crests of four family groups of Nexadi clan are pictured on pole. Lower part of pole represents story of fisherman who died after catching his hand in giant oyster. Pole was brought from nearby Cape Fox in 1938.

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