Human and Whale Pole

This pole is likely a mortuary pole. The base looks as though it’s a human figure and above is a whale. In earlier photos a carved raven is perched at the top of the pole

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Adelaide de Menil
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1967
Subjects:
Tlingit > - Alaska > Art > Carving > Northwest Coast > Poles > Totem > Teeth > Mortuary >
Tlingit > - Tongass > Alaska > Art > Carving > Northwest Coast > Poles > Totem > Teeth > Mortuary >
tlingit
Alaska
Online Access:https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-4153/human-and-whale-pole
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spelling ftsfrazerunivdc:oai:digital.lib.sfu.ca:billreid_4153 2023-05-15T18:33:15+02:00 Human and Whale Pole Adelaide de Menil Tongass 1967 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-4153/human-and-whale-pole unknown billreid:4153 local: Tong. 67-8-23U-27 uuid: d9936332-c3c6-4905-a9ca-cb431ec71bfd https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-4153/human-and-whale-pole Courtesy Adelaide de Menil. This image is to be used solely for the purpose of research or private study. 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 --- Alaska--Art--Carving--Northwest Coast--Poles--Totem--Teeth--Mortuary-- Tlingit --- Tongass--Alaska--Art--Carving--Northwest Coast--Poles--Totem--Teeth--Mortuary-- Photographs StillImage 1967 ftsfrazerunivdc 2019-07-10T07:05:10Z This pole is likely a mortuary pole. The base looks as though it’s a human figure and above is a whale. In earlier photos a carved raven is perched at the top of the pole Still Image tlingit Alaska SFU Digitized Collections (Simon Fraser University)
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topic Tlingit --- Alaska--Art--Carving--Northwest Coast--Poles--Totem--Teeth--Mortuary--
Tlingit --- Tongass--Alaska--Art--Carving--Northwest Coast--Poles--Totem--Teeth--Mortuary--
spellingShingle Tlingit --- Alaska--Art--Carving--Northwest Coast--Poles--Totem--Teeth--Mortuary--
Tlingit --- Tongass--Alaska--Art--Carving--Northwest Coast--Poles--Totem--Teeth--Mortuary--
Human and Whale Pole
topic_facet Tlingit --- Alaska--Art--Carving--Northwest Coast--Poles--Totem--Teeth--Mortuary--
Tlingit --- Tongass--Alaska--Art--Carving--Northwest Coast--Poles--Totem--Teeth--Mortuary--
description This pole is likely a mortuary pole. The base looks as though it’s a human figure and above is a whale. In earlier photos a carved raven is perched at the top of the pole
author2 Adelaide de Menil
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title Human and Whale Pole
title_short Human and Whale Pole
title_full Human and Whale Pole
title_fullStr Human and Whale Pole
title_full_unstemmed Human and Whale Pole
title_sort human and whale pole
publishDate 1967
url https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-4153/human-and-whale-pole
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Alaska
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Alaska
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https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-4153/human-and-whale-pole
op_rights Courtesy Adelaide de Menil. This image is to be used solely for the purpose of research or private study. 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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