Three Frogs

These frogs are to represent three Kiksadi women, Tlingit whom belong to the frog clan. The three women cohabitated with Chief Shakes' slaves. The pole is said to be a ridicule pole carved to force payment for the Kiksadi Chief who would not pay for Shakes housing the three Kiksadi women. The K...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Adelaide de Menil
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1966
Subjects:
Tlingit > - Art > Northwest Coast > Alaska > carving > totem >
Tlingit > - Wrangell > Art > Northwest Coast > Alaska > carving > totem >
tlingit
Alaska
Online Access:https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-3860/three-frogs
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Summary:These frogs are to represent three Kiksadi women, Tlingit whom belong to the frog clan. The three women cohabitated with Chief Shakes' slaves. The pole is said to be a ridicule pole carved to force payment for the Kiksadi Chief who would not pay for Shakes housing the three Kiksadi women. The Kiksadi Chief had said the women disgraced themselves, by marrying beneath them

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