Bear and Frog

Bear and Frog totem in the foreground. Hydaburg was established in 1911 by Haida people from three villages. In the 1930s, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) created Hydaburg Park, and several other similar parks in Southeast Alaska. CCC workers brought poles to these parks from other locations....

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: A. de Menil
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1966
Subjects:
Haida > Kaigani > Alaska > Pole > Northwest Coast > Native > First Nation > Art > Totem >
Haida > Kaigani > Hydaburg > Alaska > Pole > Northwest Coast > Native > First Nation > Art > Totem >
haida
Alaska
Online Access:https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-3386/bear-and-frog
id ftsfrazerunivdc:oai:digital.lib.sfu.ca:billreid_3386
record_format openpolar
spelling ftsfrazerunivdc:oai:digital.lib.sfu.ca:billreid_3386 2023-05-15T16:32:34+02:00 Bear and Frog A. de Menil Hydaburg 1966 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-3386/bear-and-frog unknown billreid:3386 local: de Menil Slide Donation213 uuid: dce0929c-be20-4eef-978d-a650561bcbc3 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-3386/bear-and-frog Courtesy Adelaide de Menil. This image is to be used solely for the purpose of research or private study; and any use of the image for a purpose other than research or private study requires the authorization of the copyright owner of the work in question. Haida--Kaigani--Alaska--Pole--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--Totem-- Haida--Kaigani--Hydaburg--Alaska--Pole--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--Totem-- Photographs StillImage 1966 ftsfrazerunivdc 2019-07-10T07:05:09Z Bear and Frog totem in the foreground. Hydaburg was established in 1911 by Haida people from three villages. In the 1930s, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) created Hydaburg Park, and several other similar parks in Southeast Alaska. CCC workers brought poles to these parks from other locations. The government then hired local Haida workers to restore these totems. When restoration was not possible, replicas were carved. Twenty-one poles were brought to Hydaburg, five of which were able to be restored. The remaining 16 were replicated between 1939 and 1942. One carved stone figure was also moved to the park. Master carver John Wallace led the Haida carvers in their work in the 1930s, even though Wallace was in his eighties. Still Image haida Alaska SFU Digitized Collections (Simon Fraser University)
institution Open Polar
collection SFU Digitized Collections (Simon Fraser University)
op_collection_id ftsfrazerunivdc
language unknown
topic Haida--Kaigani--Alaska--Pole--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--Totem--
Haida--Kaigani--Hydaburg--Alaska--Pole--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--Totem--
spellingShingle Haida--Kaigani--Alaska--Pole--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--Totem--
Haida--Kaigani--Hydaburg--Alaska--Pole--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--Totem--
Bear and Frog
topic_facet Haida--Kaigani--Alaska--Pole--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--Totem--
Haida--Kaigani--Hydaburg--Alaska--Pole--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--Totem--
description Bear and Frog totem in the foreground. Hydaburg was established in 1911 by Haida people from three villages. In the 1930s, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) created Hydaburg Park, and several other similar parks in Southeast Alaska. CCC workers brought poles to these parks from other locations. The government then hired local Haida workers to restore these totems. When restoration was not possible, replicas were carved. Twenty-one poles were brought to Hydaburg, five of which were able to be restored. The remaining 16 were replicated between 1939 and 1942. One carved stone figure was also moved to the park. Master carver John Wallace led the Haida carvers in their work in the 1930s, even though Wallace was in his eighties.
author2 A. de Menil
format Still Image
title Bear and Frog
title_short Bear and Frog
title_full Bear and Frog
title_fullStr Bear and Frog
title_full_unstemmed Bear and Frog
title_sort bear and frog
publishDate 1966
url https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-3386/bear-and-frog
op_coverage Hydaburg
genre haida
Alaska
genre_facet haida
Alaska
op_relation billreid:3386
local: de Menil Slide Donation213
uuid: dce0929c-be20-4eef-978d-a650561bcbc3
https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-3386/bear-and-frog
op_rights Courtesy Adelaide de Menil. This image is to be used solely for the purpose of research or private study; and any use of the image for a purpose other than research or private study requires the authorization of the copyright owner of the work in question.
_version_ 1766022329162268672

Similar Items