Poles at Klawock

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 a whale. On the right is the Woodworm pole showing the Tlingit Maiden with Woodworm at the base. The original totem poles were carved many years ago at a site on near...

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Other Authors: A. de Menil
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1966
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Online Access:https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-3501/poles-klawock
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spelling ftsfrazerunivdc:oai:digital.lib.sfu.ca:billreid_3501 2023-05-15T18:33:11+02:00 Poles at Klawock A. de Menil Klawock 1966 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-3501/poles-klawock unknown billreid:3501 local: de Menil Slide Donation316 uuid: 941c9a5b-54f6-47cc-a2d5-1c09f4517eaa https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-3501/poles-klawock 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 a whale. On the right is the Woodworm pole showing the Tlingit Maiden with Woodworm at the base. 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--
Poles at Klawock
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Tlingit --- Klawock--Totem--Pole--Alaska--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--
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 a whale. On the right is the Woodworm pole showing the Tlingit Maiden with Woodworm at the base. 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_full Poles at Klawock
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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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