Tlingit men and boy in traditional costumes standing in front of totem pole, Fort Tongass, Dec. 14, 1887

Caption on image: Port Tongas, Alaska, Dec. 14, 1887 Filed in Native Alaska--F This totem pole may be Chief Ebbits Pole, a memorial pole to Chief Ebbits of the Ft. Tongass Tribe of the Tlingit Nation. The two top figures on the pole are bears, followed by a blue figure that is a mud shark, a figure...

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Totem poles > Alaska > Fort Tongass
Tlingit Indians > Spiritual life > Alaska > Fort Tongass
Tlingit Indians > Arts & crafts > Alaska > Fort Tongass
Tlingit Indians > Structures > Alaska > Fort Tongass
Tlingit Indians > Clothing & dress > Alaska > Fort Tongass
Tlingit Indians > Children > Alaska > Fort Tongass
Boys > Alaska > Fort Tongass
Wooden buildings > Alaska > Fort Tongass
Group portraits
Tlingit art > Alaska > Fort Tongass
Tlingit sculpture > Alaska > Fort Tongass
Fort Tongass (Alaska) > Buildings
structures
etc
Ketchikan
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spelling ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:alaskawcanada/621 2023-05-15T17:02:23+02:00 Tlingit men and boy in traditional costumes standing in front of totem pole, Fort Tongass, Dec. 14, 1887 University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division United States--Alaska--Fort Tongass Scanned from a photographic print using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at 100 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2004. http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/621 unknown Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection AWC0883 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/621 For information on permissions for use and reproductions please visit UW Libraries Special Collections Use Permissions page: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/permission-for-use University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division Alaska Photograph Collection Totem poles--Alaska--Fort Tongass Tlingit Indians--Spiritual life--Alaska--Fort Tongass Tlingit Indians--Arts & crafts--Alaska--Fort Tongass Tlingit Indians--Structures--Alaska--Fort Tongass Tlingit Indians--Clothing & dress--Alaska--Fort Tongass Tlingit Indians--Children--Alaska--Fort Tongass Boys--Alaska--Fort Tongass Wooden buildings--Alaska--Fort Tongass Group portraits Tlingit art--Alaska--Fort Tongass Tlingit sculpture--Alaska--Fort Tongass Fort Tongass (Alaska)--Buildings structures etc Photograph; image ftuwashingtonlib 2017-12-31T14:02:59Z Caption on image: Port Tongas, Alaska, Dec. 14, 1887 Filed in Native Alaska--F This totem pole may be Chief Ebbits Pole, a memorial pole to Chief Ebbits of the Ft. Tongass Tribe of the Tlingit Nation. The two top figures on the pole are bears, followed by a blue figure that is a mud shark, a figure of a wolf, and the bottom figure is another bear. These represent the clans he belonged to. The wolf figure is holding a copper shield called a "Tennah." Each shield represents that the person owning it owns at least 3,000 blankets or 20 slaves. This is a rare pole in that it is dated. There is also an upside-down figure. This represents a person who owed a debt to the chief and has not yet paid it off. The pole is currently located at the Saxman Native Totem Park in Ketchikan. Other/Unknown Material Ketchikan tlingit Alaska University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections
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topic Totem poles--Alaska--Fort Tongass
Tlingit Indians--Spiritual life--Alaska--Fort Tongass
Tlingit Indians--Arts & crafts--Alaska--Fort Tongass
Tlingit Indians--Structures--Alaska--Fort Tongass
Tlingit Indians--Clothing & dress--Alaska--Fort Tongass
Tlingit Indians--Children--Alaska--Fort Tongass
Boys--Alaska--Fort Tongass
Wooden buildings--Alaska--Fort Tongass
Group portraits
Tlingit art--Alaska--Fort Tongass
Tlingit sculpture--Alaska--Fort Tongass
Fort Tongass (Alaska)--Buildings
structures
etc
spellingShingle Totem poles--Alaska--Fort Tongass
Tlingit Indians--Spiritual life--Alaska--Fort Tongass
Tlingit Indians--Arts & crafts--Alaska--Fort Tongass
Tlingit Indians--Structures--Alaska--Fort Tongass
Tlingit Indians--Clothing & dress--Alaska--Fort Tongass
Tlingit Indians--Children--Alaska--Fort Tongass
Boys--Alaska--Fort Tongass
Wooden buildings--Alaska--Fort Tongass
Group portraits
Tlingit art--Alaska--Fort Tongass
Tlingit sculpture--Alaska--Fort Tongass
Fort Tongass (Alaska)--Buildings
structures
etc
Tlingit men and boy in traditional costumes standing in front of totem pole, Fort Tongass, Dec. 14, 1887
topic_facet Totem poles--Alaska--Fort Tongass
Tlingit Indians--Spiritual life--Alaska--Fort Tongass
Tlingit Indians--Arts & crafts--Alaska--Fort Tongass
Tlingit Indians--Structures--Alaska--Fort Tongass
Tlingit Indians--Clothing & dress--Alaska--Fort Tongass
Tlingit Indians--Children--Alaska--Fort Tongass
Boys--Alaska--Fort Tongass
Wooden buildings--Alaska--Fort Tongass
Group portraits
Tlingit art--Alaska--Fort Tongass
Tlingit sculpture--Alaska--Fort Tongass
Fort Tongass (Alaska)--Buildings
structures
etc
description Caption on image: Port Tongas, Alaska, Dec. 14, 1887 Filed in Native Alaska--F This totem pole may be Chief Ebbits Pole, a memorial pole to Chief Ebbits of the Ft. Tongass Tribe of the Tlingit Nation. The two top figures on the pole are bears, followed by a blue figure that is a mud shark, a figure of a wolf, and the bottom figure is another bear. These represent the clans he belonged to. The wolf figure is holding a copper shield called a "Tennah." Each shield represents that the person owning it owns at least 3,000 blankets or 20 slaves. This is a rare pole in that it is dated. There is also an upside-down figure. This represents a person who owed a debt to the chief and has not yet paid it off. The pole is currently located at the Saxman Native Totem Park in Ketchikan.
author2 University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division
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title Tlingit men and boy in traditional costumes standing in front of totem pole, Fort Tongass, Dec. 14, 1887
title_short Tlingit men and boy in traditional costumes standing in front of totem pole, Fort Tongass, Dec. 14, 1887
title_full Tlingit men and boy in traditional costumes standing in front of totem pole, Fort Tongass, Dec. 14, 1887
title_fullStr Tlingit men and boy in traditional costumes standing in front of totem pole, Fort Tongass, Dec. 14, 1887
title_full_unstemmed Tlingit men and boy in traditional costumes standing in front of totem pole, Fort Tongass, Dec. 14, 1887
title_sort tlingit men and boy in traditional costumes standing in front of totem pole, fort tongass, dec. 14, 1887
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Alaska Photograph Collection
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AWC0883
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