Kasa-an totem poles and house, Kaigani Village, Skowl Bay, Alaska, 1885

Caption on image: S.I. 5 3868. Handwritten on verso: 126711. A.P. Niblack. Kasa-an house and totem. PH Coll 321.4 Albert Parker Niblack was born on July 25, 1859 in Indiana. In 1885, he joined the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey and became a member of the Alaska Survey Team. While a part of this team...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Niblack, Albert P. (Albert Parker), 1859-1929
Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Haida Indians > Structures > Alaska > Kasaan
Dwellings > Alaska > Kasaan
Haida architecture > Alaska > Kasaan
Haida sculpture > Alaska > Kasaan
Haida wood-carving > Alaska > Kasaan
Kasaan (Alaska) > Buildings
structures
etc
haida
Alaska
Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/2557
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Summary:Caption on image: S.I. 5 3868. Handwritten on verso: 126711. A.P. Niblack. Kasa-an house and totem. PH Coll 321.4 Albert Parker Niblack was born on July 25, 1859 in Indiana. In 1885, he joined the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey and became a member of the Alaska Survey Team. While a part of this team, Niblack traveled around Alaska and photographed the native villages of Kasa-an and Chasina. Niblack held many posts during his tenure with the U.S. Navy and collected textiles during his travels. His textile collection was donated to the Indiana Museum of Art in 1933 after his death in 1929.

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