Tops of Poles

Tops of poles at Klawock. Foreground figure is most likely a thunderbird due to its hooked beak. 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 une...

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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 > Crane >
Tlingit > - Klawock > Totem > Pole > Alaska > Northwest Coast > Native > First Nation > Art > Crane >
Thunderbird
tlingit
Alaska
Online Access:https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-3504/tops-poles
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spelling ftsfrazerunivdc:oai:digital.lib.sfu.ca:billreid_3504 2023-05-15T18:33:13+02:00 Tops of Poles A. de Menil Klawock 1966 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-3504/tops-poles unknown billreid:3504 local: de Menil Slide Donation319 uuid: 67f9bd7e-f77a-4c36-b4fd-f864d3130a5d https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-3504/tops-poles 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--Crane-- Tlingit --- Klawock--Totem--Pole--Alaska--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--Crane-- Photographs StillImage 1966 ftsfrazerunivdc 2019-07-10T07:05:10Z Tops of poles at Klawock. Foreground figure is most likely a thunderbird due to its hooked beak. 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) Thunderbird ENVELOPE(-128.637,-128.637,54.450,54.450)
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topic Tlingit --- Totem--Pole--Alaska--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--Crane--
Tlingit --- Klawock--Totem--Pole--Alaska--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--Crane--
spellingShingle Tlingit --- Totem--Pole--Alaska--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--Crane--
Tlingit --- Klawock--Totem--Pole--Alaska--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--Crane--
Tops of Poles
topic_facet Tlingit --- Totem--Pole--Alaska--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--Crane--
Tlingit --- Klawock--Totem--Pole--Alaska--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--Crane--
description Tops of poles at Klawock. Foreground figure is most likely a thunderbird due to its hooked beak. 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 Tops of Poles
title_short Tops of Poles
title_full Tops of Poles
title_fullStr Tops of Poles
title_full_unstemmed Tops of Poles
title_sort tops of poles
publishDate 1966
url https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-3504/tops-poles
op_coverage Klawock
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Alaska
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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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