Strong Man

Remains of what is most likely a mortuary pole. The pole represents Duk-toohl (black skin), who was considered lazy but secretely trained to gain strength. One day he displayed his strength on a hunt when he split a sea liion in two. The figure on the pole can be seen splitting the sea lion. The cre...

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Other Authors: Adelaide de Menil
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1967
Subjects:
Tlingit > - Alaska > Art > Carving > Northwest Coast > Poles > Totem > Mortuary >
Tlingit > - Tongass > Alaska > Art > Carving > Northwest Coast > Poles > Totem > Mortuary >
tlingit
Alaska
Online Access:https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-4154/strong-man
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spelling ftsfrazerunivdc:oai:digital.lib.sfu.ca:billreid_4154 2023-05-15T18:33:18+02:00 Strong Man Adelaide de Menil Tongass 1967 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-4154/strong-man unknown billreid:4154 local: Tong. 67-8-23U-36 uuid: 412df773-7dd2-45c9-8828-f8e35157d3f5 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-4154/strong-man 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--Mortuary-- Tlingit --- Tongass--Alaska--Art--Carving--Northwest Coast--Poles--Totem--Mortuary-- Photographs StillImage 1967 ftsfrazerunivdc 2019-07-10T07:05:07Z Remains of what is most likely a mortuary pole. The pole represents Duk-toohl (black skin), who was considered lazy but secretely trained to gain strength. One day he displayed his strength on a hunt when he split a sea liion in two. The figure on the pole can be seen splitting the sea lion. The creatures back flippers are at the neck of Duk-toohl. Still Image tlingit Alaska SFU Digitized Collections (Simon Fraser University)
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topic Tlingit --- Alaska--Art--Carving--Northwest Coast--Poles--Totem--Mortuary--
Tlingit --- Tongass--Alaska--Art--Carving--Northwest Coast--Poles--Totem--Mortuary--
spellingShingle Tlingit --- Alaska--Art--Carving--Northwest Coast--Poles--Totem--Mortuary--
Tlingit --- Tongass--Alaska--Art--Carving--Northwest Coast--Poles--Totem--Mortuary--
Strong Man
topic_facet Tlingit --- Alaska--Art--Carving--Northwest Coast--Poles--Totem--Mortuary--
Tlingit --- Tongass--Alaska--Art--Carving--Northwest Coast--Poles--Totem--Mortuary--
description Remains of what is most likely a mortuary pole. The pole represents Duk-toohl (black skin), who was considered lazy but secretely trained to gain strength. One day he displayed his strength on a hunt when he split a sea liion in two. The figure on the pole can be seen splitting the sea lion. The creatures back flippers are at the neck of Duk-toohl.
author2 Adelaide de Menil
format Still Image
title Strong Man
title_short Strong Man
title_full Strong Man
title_fullStr Strong Man
title_full_unstemmed Strong Man
title_sort strong man
publishDate 1967
url https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-4154/strong-man
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Alaska
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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. 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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