Clan House

Clan House and poles at Totem Bight. 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 sim...

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Other Authors: A. de Menil
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1966
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Online Access:https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-3731/clan-house
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spelling ftsfrazerunivdc:oai:digital.lib.sfu.ca:billreid_3731 2023-05-15T18:33:19+02:00 Clan House A. de Menil Totem Bight 1966 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-3731/clan-house unknown billreid:3731 local: de Menil Slide Donation527 uuid: 9ca208bf-4358-447d-bfdb-d1b6d9ccd683 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-3731/clan-house 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 --- Housefront--Front--Paint--Design--Totem--Pole--Post--Longhouse--Bighouse--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art-- Tlingit --- Totem Bight--Housefront--Front--Paint--Design--Totem--Pole--Post--Longhouse--Bighouse--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art-- Photographs StillImage 1966 ftsfrazerunivdc 2019-07-10T07:05:08Z Clan House and poles at Totem Bight. 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 tlingit Alaska SFU Digitized Collections (Simon Fraser University)
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topic Tlingit --- Housefront--Front--Paint--Design--Totem--Pole--Post--Longhouse--Bighouse--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--
Tlingit --- Totem Bight--Housefront--Front--Paint--Design--Totem--Pole--Post--Longhouse--Bighouse--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--
spellingShingle Tlingit --- Housefront--Front--Paint--Design--Totem--Pole--Post--Longhouse--Bighouse--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--
Tlingit --- Totem Bight--Housefront--Front--Paint--Design--Totem--Pole--Post--Longhouse--Bighouse--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--
Clan House
topic_facet Tlingit --- Housefront--Front--Paint--Design--Totem--Pole--Post--Longhouse--Bighouse--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--
Tlingit --- Totem Bight--Housefront--Front--Paint--Design--Totem--Pole--Post--Longhouse--Bighouse--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--
description Clan House and poles at Totem Bight. 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 Clan House
title_short Clan House
title_full Clan House
title_fullStr Clan House
title_full_unstemmed Clan House
title_sort clan house
publishDate 1966
url https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-3731/clan-house
op_coverage Totem Bight
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Alaska
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Alaska
op_relation billreid:3731
local: de Menil Slide Donation527
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https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-3731/clan-house
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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