Fur Trader Legend

This is an example of a ridicule pole, a type of legend pole erected to notify everyone of an unpaid debt. The top figure is a white man, indicated by the use of curly hair and a beard. This likely represents a trader who cheated the Haida, possibly by stealing beaver pelts. The next figure is holdi...

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Other Authors: A. de Menil
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1966
Subjects:
Haida > Kaigani > SNHP > Pole > Alaska > Monument > Northwest Coast > Native > First Nation > Art > Alaska >
Haida > Kaigani > Sitka > SNHP > Pole > Alaska > Monument > Northwest Coast > Native > First Nation > Art > Alaska >
Prince of Wales Island
haida
Alaska
Online Access:https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-3642/fur-trader-legend
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spelling ftsfrazerunivdc:oai:digital.lib.sfu.ca:billreid_3642 2023-05-15T16:32:34+02:00 Fur Trader Legend A. de Menil Sitka 1966 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-3642/fur-trader-legend unknown billreid:3642 local: de Menil Slide Donation443 uuid: 620bbe01-ed64-4e4c-a397-cc801f07e940 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-3642/fur-trader-legend 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. Haida--Kaigani--SNHP--Pole--Alaska--Monument--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--Alaska-- Haida--Kaigani--Sitka--SNHP--Pole--Alaska--Monument--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--Alaska-- Photographs StillImage 1966 ftsfrazerunivdc 2019-07-10T07:05:09Z This is an example of a ridicule pole, a type of legend pole erected to notify everyone of an unpaid debt. The top figure is a white man, indicated by the use of curly hair and a beard. This likely represents a trader who cheated the Haida, possibly by stealing beaver pelts. The next figure is holding a shrimp in its mouth, a symbol said to represent a thief. The next figure is a crab, also a symbol of thievery. At the base of the pole is a beaver recognized by the large teeth and cross-hatched tail. The original pole stood in the village of Sukkwan on Prince of Wales Island. Douglas Sukqua donated the pole to John Brady for the people of Alaska in 1903. This replica of the orignal was carved by the CCC carvers in 1941-1942. Still Image haida Prince of Wales Island Alaska SFU Digitized Collections (Simon Fraser University) Prince of Wales Island ENVELOPE(-99.001,-99.001,72.668,72.668)
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topic Haida--Kaigani--SNHP--Pole--Alaska--Monument--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--Alaska--
Haida--Kaigani--Sitka--SNHP--Pole--Alaska--Monument--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--Alaska--
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Haida--Kaigani--Sitka--SNHP--Pole--Alaska--Monument--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--Alaska--
Fur Trader Legend
topic_facet Haida--Kaigani--SNHP--Pole--Alaska--Monument--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--Alaska--
Haida--Kaigani--Sitka--SNHP--Pole--Alaska--Monument--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--Alaska--
description This is an example of a ridicule pole, a type of legend pole erected to notify everyone of an unpaid debt. The top figure is a white man, indicated by the use of curly hair and a beard. This likely represents a trader who cheated the Haida, possibly by stealing beaver pelts. The next figure is holding a shrimp in its mouth, a symbol said to represent a thief. The next figure is a crab, also a symbol of thievery. At the base of the pole is a beaver recognized by the large teeth and cross-hatched tail. The original pole stood in the village of Sukkwan on Prince of Wales Island. Douglas Sukqua donated the pole to John Brady for the people of Alaska in 1903. This replica of the orignal was carved by the CCC carvers in 1941-1942.
author2 A. de Menil
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title Fur Trader Legend
title_short Fur Trader Legend
title_full Fur Trader Legend
title_fullStr Fur Trader Legend
title_full_unstemmed Fur Trader Legend
title_sort fur trader legend
publishDate 1966
url https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-3642/fur-trader-legend
op_coverage Sitka
long_lat ENVELOPE(-99.001,-99.001,72.668,72.668)
geographic Prince of Wales Island
geographic_facet Prince of Wales Island
genre haida
Prince of Wales Island
Alaska
genre_facet haida
Prince of Wales Island
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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