Tlingit Chief Charles Jones Shakes at home with possessions, Wrangell, Alaska, ca. 1907

Man sits in his house next to wood carving, surrounded by his possessions, ca. 1900-1915. Note from Garfield Volume: Shakes house, Wrangell. Shakes who died in 1916. These things belong to Shakes and to the Kiksuddy. I have notes on numbered articles. Information Tom Ukase, 3/4, 1950. Note from unid...

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Subjects:
Shakes
Chief Charles Jones > Homes & haunts
Shakes family > Homes & haunts
Portraits > Alaska
Tlingit Indians > Arts & crafts
Tlingit Indians > Clothing & dress
Tlingit Indians > Structures
Wood carvings
Blankets
DeWitt
tlingit
Alaska
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Summary:Man sits in his house next to wood carving, surrounded by his possessions, ca. 1900-1915. Note from Garfield Volume: Shakes house, Wrangell. Shakes who died in 1916. These things belong to Shakes and to the Kiksuddy. I have notes on numbered articles. Information Tom Ukase, 3/4, 1950. Note from unidentified source: Possessions of Chief Shakes displayed in his house, Wrangell; carved masks, paddles, boxes, button blankets, shirt, copper, with Shakes seated on platform. Note from researcher Meda DeWitt Schleifman, 9/2011: [Regarding a] request for fixing an error on a photo of my Grandfather and Clan possessions. You have the items in the photo as owned by the Kiksuddy. THESE ARE UNDER THE OWNERSHIP OF THE NAANYA.AYI' Which is the clan of Chief Shakes and the Shakes title. In Garfield Volume 10, leaf 51

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