Tlingit totem poles in graveyard, Tuxekan, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, ca. 1904

11 Tlingit totem poles in graveyard, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, ca. 1898-1910. Nine are free-standing, two are part of tomb structures. Same totems in NA2457. Caption on image: Totems at Old Tuxekan. Notes from unidentified sources: On west coast of Prince of Wales Island, Henya tribe of Tlingi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Case, W. H. (William Howard), 1868-1920
Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Tlingit Indians > Arts & crafts
Totem poles > Alaska > Tuxekan
Wood carvings > Alaska > Tuxekan
Tombs & sepulchral monuments > Tuxekan
Prince of Wales Island
tlingit
Alaska
Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/loc/id/1231
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Summary:11 Tlingit totem poles in graveyard, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, ca. 1898-1910. Nine are free-standing, two are part of tomb structures. Same totems in NA2457. Caption on image: Totems at Old Tuxekan. Notes from unidentified sources: On west coast of Prince of Wales Island, Henya tribe of Tlingit. PH Coll 300.35

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