Haida wooden eagle and human figures, Howkan village, Long Island, Alaska, ca. 1925.

Two Kaijani (subtribe of the Haida) carved human figures on either side of larger carved eagle, ca. 1925. Note from Garfield Volume: Howkan Eagle. Note land otter figures on either side. These were carved as human figures and had human hair. They were originally inside the house. In Garfield Volume...

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Main Author: Thwaites, John E.
Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Totem poles > Alaska > Howkan
Wood carvings > Alaska > Howkan
Haida Indians
Long Island
haida
Ketchikan
Alaska
Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/loc/id/1978
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Summary:Two Kaijani (subtribe of the Haida) carved human figures on either side of larger carved eagle, ca. 1925. Note from Garfield Volume: Howkan Eagle. Note land otter figures on either side. These were carved as human figures and had human hair. They were originally inside the house. In Garfield Volume 1, leaf 44

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