Proud Raven Pole

The carving of the Lincoln figure, which originally stood at Tongass was said to have been sponsored by Tlingit slaves in commemoration of President Lincoln's roll in ending slavery. However, Tlingit William Paul Sr., Grand President of the Alaska Native Brotherhood, reported in 1971 that the t...

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Other Authors: A. de Menil
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1966
Subjects:
Tlingit > - Totem > Monument > Ancestor > Crest > Northwest Coast > Native > First Nation > Art >
Tlingit > - Saxman > Totem > Monument > Ancestor > Crest > Northwest Coast > Native > First Nation > Art >
tlingit
Alaska
Online Access:https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-3624/proud-raven-pole
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spelling ftsfrazerunivdc:oai:digital.lib.sfu.ca:billreid_3624 2023-05-15T18:33:12+02:00 Proud Raven Pole A. de Menil Saxman 1966 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-3624/proud-raven-pole unknown billreid:3624 local: de Menil Slide Donation426 uuid: 05c337ab-c709-4afd-807a-f534e46ed0ac https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-3624/proud-raven-pole 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--Monument--Ancestor--Crest--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art-- Tlingit --- Saxman--Totem--Monument--Ancestor--Crest--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art-- Photographs StillImage 1966 ftsfrazerunivdc 2019-07-10T07:05:09Z The carving of the Lincoln figure, which originally stood at Tongass was said to have been sponsored by Tlingit slaves in commemoration of President Lincoln's roll in ending slavery. However, Tlingit William Paul Sr., Grand President of the Alaska Native Brotherhood, reported in 1971 that the true name of the pole was 'Proud Raven Pole' after the figure at the bottom of the pole and that the top figure represented ""The first white man seen by the Tongass Island People."" The totems at Saxman were either salvaged or replicated from older poles that had decayed or become overgrown at their original locations in Alaskan Native villages. Still Image tlingit Alaska SFU Digitized Collections (Simon Fraser University)
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topic Tlingit --- Totem--Monument--Ancestor--Crest--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--
Tlingit --- Saxman--Totem--Monument--Ancestor--Crest--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--
spellingShingle Tlingit --- Totem--Monument--Ancestor--Crest--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--
Tlingit --- Saxman--Totem--Monument--Ancestor--Crest--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--
Proud Raven Pole
topic_facet Tlingit --- Totem--Monument--Ancestor--Crest--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--
Tlingit --- Saxman--Totem--Monument--Ancestor--Crest--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--
description The carving of the Lincoln figure, which originally stood at Tongass was said to have been sponsored by Tlingit slaves in commemoration of President Lincoln's roll in ending slavery. However, Tlingit William Paul Sr., Grand President of the Alaska Native Brotherhood, reported in 1971 that the true name of the pole was 'Proud Raven Pole' after the figure at the bottom of the pole and that the top figure represented ""The first white man seen by the Tongass Island People."" The totems at Saxman were either salvaged or replicated from older poles that had decayed or become overgrown at their original locations in Alaskan Native villages.
author2 A. de Menil
format Still Image
title Proud Raven Pole
title_short Proud Raven Pole
title_full Proud Raven Pole
title_fullStr Proud Raven Pole
title_full_unstemmed Proud Raven Pole
title_sort proud raven pole
publishDate 1966
url https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-3624/proud-raven-pole
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Alaska
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Alaska
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local: de Menil Slide Donation426
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https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-3624/proud-raven-pole
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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