Totem Tops

Totem poles at Totem Bight near Ketchikan Alaska. The totems at Totem Bight were either salvaged or replicated from older poles that had decayed or become overgrown at their original locations in Alaskan Native villages. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) created the park at Totem Bight, and seve...

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Other Authors: A. de Menil
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1966
Subjects:
Tlingit > - Pole > Northwest Coast > Native > First Nation > Art >
Tlingit > - Totem Bight > Pole > Northwest Coast > Native > First Nation > Art >
Ketchikan
tlingit
Alaska
Online Access:https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-3726/totem-tops
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spelling ftsfrazerunivdc:oai:digital.lib.sfu.ca:billreid_3726 2023-05-15T17:02:21+02:00 Totem Tops A. de Menil Totem Bight 1966 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-3726/totem-tops unknown billreid:3726 local: de Menil Slide Donation522 uuid: e977fda1-71bc-44c1-9be1-5a2ab0a06cbc https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-3726/totem-tops 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 --- Pole--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art-- Tlingit --- Totem Bight--Pole--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art-- Photographs StillImage 1966 ftsfrazerunivdc 2019-07-10T07:05:10Z Totem poles at Totem Bight near Ketchikan Alaska. The totems at Totem Bight were either salvaged or replicated from older poles that had decayed or become overgrown at their original locations in Alaskan Native villages. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) created the park at Totem Bight, and several other similar parks in Southeast Alaska. CCC workers brought poles to these parks from other locations. The government then hired local workers to restore the totems. When restoration was not possible, replicas were carved. Still Image Ketchikan tlingit Alaska SFU Digitized Collections (Simon Fraser University)
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topic Tlingit --- Pole--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--
Tlingit --- Totem Bight--Pole--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--
spellingShingle Tlingit --- Pole--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--
Tlingit --- Totem Bight--Pole--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--
Totem Tops
topic_facet Tlingit --- Pole--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--
Tlingit --- Totem Bight--Pole--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--
description Totem poles at Totem Bight near Ketchikan Alaska. The totems at Totem Bight were either salvaged or replicated from older poles that had decayed or become overgrown at their original locations in Alaskan Native villages. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) created the park at Totem Bight, and several other similar parks in Southeast Alaska. CCC workers brought poles to these parks from other locations. The government then hired local workers to restore the totems. When restoration was not possible, replicas were carved.
author2 A. de Menil
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title Totem Tops
title_short Totem Tops
title_full Totem Tops
title_fullStr Totem Tops
title_full_unstemmed Totem Tops
title_sort totem tops
publishDate 1966
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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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