Various Poles and Carved Figures

Various poles at Klawock. Carved figures on the poles include a number of human or ancestor figures as well as bears, a sea lion, and whales. The Woodworm pole can be seen on the right. The original totem poles were carved many years ago at a site on nearby Tuxekan Island where a large Tlingit settl...

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Other Authors: A. de Menil
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1966
Subjects:
Tlingit > - Totem > Pole > Alaska > Northwest Coast > Native > First Nation > Art >
Tlingit > - Klawock > Totem > Pole > Alaska > Northwest Coast > Native > First Nation > Art >
tlingit
Alaska
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spelling ftsfrazerunivdc:oai:digital.lib.sfu.ca:billreid_3486 2023-05-15T18:33:15+02:00 Various Poles and Carved Figures A. de Menil Klawock 1966 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-3486/various-poles-and-carved-figures unknown billreid:3486 local: de Menil Slide Donation303 uuid: a21cfb4c-0407-415a-a252-8a6a98b5c74c https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-3486/various-poles-and-carved-figures 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. Tlingit --- Totem--Pole--Alaska--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art-- Tlingit --- Klawock--Totem--Pole--Alaska--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art-- Photographs StillImage 1966 ftsfrazerunivdc 2019-07-10T07:05:08Z Various poles at Klawock. Carved figures on the poles include a number of human or ancestor figures as well as bears, a sea lion, and whales. The Woodworm pole can be seen on the right. The original totem poles were carved many years ago at a site on nearby Tuxekan Island where a large Tlingit settlement once existed. Later, around the 1930s, copies of those totems were re-carved by unemployed master boat builders in Klawock through the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), a public work relief program. Still Image tlingit Alaska SFU Digitized Collections (Simon Fraser University)
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topic Tlingit --- Totem--Pole--Alaska--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--
Tlingit --- Klawock--Totem--Pole--Alaska--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--
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Tlingit --- Klawock--Totem--Pole--Alaska--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--
Various Poles and Carved Figures
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description Various poles at Klawock. Carved figures on the poles include a number of human or ancestor figures as well as bears, a sea lion, and whales. The Woodworm pole can be seen on the right. The original totem poles were carved many years ago at a site on nearby Tuxekan Island where a large Tlingit settlement once existed. Later, around the 1930s, copies of those totems were re-carved by unemployed master boat builders in Klawock through the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), a public work relief program.
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title Various Poles and Carved Figures
title_short Various Poles and Carved Figures
title_full Various Poles and Carved Figures
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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.
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