Shakes' Family Pole

Raven pole, Chief Shakes' family pole. It dignified a living son, and commemorates one dead. Erected in 1896, The pole stood for 82 years until falling down in a windstorm in 1978.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Adelaide de Menil
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1967
Subjects:
Tlingit > - Alaska > carving > totem >
Tlingit > - Wrangell > Alaska > carving > totem >
tlingit
Alaska
Online Access:https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-3957/shakes-family-pole
Description
Summary:Raven pole, Chief Shakes' family pole. It dignified a living son, and commemorates one dead. Erected in 1896, The pole stood for 82 years until falling down in a windstorm in 1978.

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