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Object Number
976-62-10/100167.1.4
Display Title
Totem poles (The Bear) , Fort Wrangel.
Descriptions
Object Description
Boudoir card, part of "Alaska Views" series. House of Chief Shakes. He was head of the Nan-yaa-yi clan of the Stickine Tlingit, at Wrangel, Alaska. Two poles: right...original bear pole; left...an earlier version was photographed by Wm. Henry Jackson in the 1870's. It fell, and a new version was carved. In the 1940's a new version of each pole was made, and these are still standing.
Department
Photographic
Date
late 19th Century
Artist
F. Jay Haynes & Bros.
Culture
- Native North American styles
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Alaska
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Wrangell Borough
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Fort Wrangell
Materials
Cabinet card
Dimensions
Overall: 10.795 × 21.59 cm (4 1/4 × 8 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Landon T. Clay
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 976-62-10/100167.1.5 | Totem Poles, Fort Wrangel |
Fort Wrangell
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| 976-62-10/100167.1.3 | Steamer landing, Fort Wrangel |
Fort Wrangell
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| 976-62-10/100167.1.7 | Face of Muir Glacier from Morain |
Alaska
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| 976-62-10/100167.1.6 | Top of the Muir Glacier |
Alaska
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| 976-62-10/100167.1.8 | Face of Muir Glacier from Morain. Photographer with camera on tripod in foreground. |
Alaska
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| 976-62-10/100167.1.10 | Glacier Bay |
Alaska
| ||
| 976-62-10/100167.1.9 | Tredwell Mine, Douglas Island |
Alaska
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| 2004.1.341.25 | Grave of a Crow Chief. Northern Pacific Views |
United States
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| 2004.1.341.24 | Sauk and Foxes Group Photograph. Northern Pacific Views |
United States
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Image Not Available
for Totem Poles and House, Wrangel, Alaska
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Wrangell
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| 976-62-10/100167.1.11 | Skool-Kahs Totem, Howkan, Alsaska |
Alaska
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| 976-62-10/100167.1.13 | Wolf totem pole, Ft. Wrangel, Alaska |
Wrangell
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