Tlingit totem pole and wooden structures, Saxman, Alaska, ca. 1922.

On verso of image: Modern short pole, obviously posed for this photograph. The whale at the top and Raven at the base diving under the ocean are the only certainly identifiable figures. The cross grooves in the ears of the figures suggests a Haida carver, but the whole style is degenerate. The mount...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thwaites, John E.
Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Totem poles > Alaska > Saxman
Tlingit Indians > Structures
haida
Ketchikan
tlingit
Alaska
Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/loc/id/2078
http://content.lib.washington.edu/cgi-bin/htmlview.exe?CISOROOT=/loc&CISOPTR=2078
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Summary:On verso of image: Modern short pole, obviously posed for this photograph. The whale at the top and Raven at the base diving under the ocean are the only certainly identifiable figures. The cross grooves in the ears of the figures suggests a Haida carver, but the whole style is degenerate. The mountain in the background appears to be Deer, a mountain back of Ketchikan. If so, the pole was photographed in Saxman.

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