Raven's Beak

Frog/Raven Pole, carved by George Benson and John Sam at the Sitka National Historic Park. This Haida crest pole displays the raven and frog. Recent research indicates that the original pole was donated to the people of Alaska by Edward Scott of the Kaigani Haida village of Klinkwan on Prince of Wal...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: A. de Menil
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1966
Subjects:
Haida > Kaigani > Alaska > SNHP > Pole > Monument > Northwest Coast > Native > First Nation > Art >
Haida > Kaigani > Sitka > Alaska > SNHP > Pole > Monument > Northwest Coast > Native > First Nation > Art >
Prince of Wales Island
haida
Alaska
Online Access:https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-3638/ravens-beak
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Summary:Frog/Raven Pole, carved by George Benson and John Sam at the Sitka National Historic Park. This Haida crest pole displays the raven and frog. Recent research indicates that the original pole was donated to the people of Alaska by Edward Scott of the Kaigani Haida village of Klinkwan on Prince of Wales Island. This replica was carved in the early 1940s by the CCC carvers.

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