The Saanaheit Pole and two house posts, Sitka National Monument

Caption on image: C104. Memorial Totem, Sitka, Alaska Printed on verso: Memorial Totems, Sitka, Alaska. The Sitka Totems are nearly all Haida. They have been donated by the different chiefs to the Sitka Museum. The most famous of all is the Sitka Memorial Totem. It was donated by Chief Sunnyheart. (...

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Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division
Format: Other/Unknown Material
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Subjects:
Totem poles > Alaska > Sitka
Haida Indians > Arts & crafts > Alaska > Sitka
Haida Indians > Structures > Alaska > Sitka
Monuments & memorials > Alaska > Sitka
Haida sculpture > Alaska > Sitka
Haida wood-carving > Alaska > Sitka
Sitka (Alaska) > Buildings
structures
etc
haida
Alaska
Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/1355
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Summary:Caption on image: C104. Memorial Totem, Sitka, Alaska Printed on verso: Memorial Totems, Sitka, Alaska. The Sitka Totems are nearly all Haida. They have been donated by the different chiefs to the Sitka Museum. The most famous of all is the Sitka Memorial Totem. It was donated by Chief Sunnyheart. (It is surmounted by the Fog Woman and her children.) Below that is the Wolf, Eagle and the Bear. It is a memorial of the potlatch feast when all these families were present. HHT CO. Made in USA. Filed in Alaska-Natives-Totems

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