Totems at Klawock Totem Park

Various poles at Klawock. Carved figures on the poles include a number of human or ancestor figures as well as bears, a whale, and a frog. The original totem poles were carved many years ago at a site on nearby Tuxecan Island where a large Tlingit settlement once existed. Later, around the 1930s, co...

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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_3494 2023-05-15T18:33:14+02:00 Totems at Klawock Totem Park A. de Menil Klawock 1966 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-3494/totems-klawock-totem-park unknown billreid:3494 local: de Menil Slide Donation310 uuid: e58d13cc-67b0-40d9-a117-74087c769b4a https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-3494/totems-klawock-totem-park 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 2019-07-10T07:05:09Z Various poles at Klawock. Carved figures on the poles include a number of human or ancestor figures as well as bears, a whale, and a frog. The original totem poles were carved many years ago at a site on nearby Tuxecan 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--
Totems at Klawock Totem Park
topic_facet Tlingit --- Totem--Pole--Alaska--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--
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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 whale, and a frog. The original totem poles were carved many years ago at a site on nearby Tuxecan 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 Totems at Klawock Totem Park
title_short Totems at Klawock Totem Park
title_full Totems at Klawock Totem Park
title_fullStr Totems at Klawock Totem Park
title_full_unstemmed Totems at Klawock Totem Park
title_sort totems at klawock totem park
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Alaska
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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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