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Object Number
976-62-10/100167.1.23
Display Title
Totem poles at New Gold Harbor on Mandell Island
Descriptions
Object Description
Dictated to Dan Jones by Bill Holm: Prints 552, 553: Caption is wrong: it is not "Gold Harbor", but rather "New Gold Harbor" (native name is Heina) which is on Mandell Island, in Dkitigat Inlet. The town is no longer occupied (Skitigat and Wrangell are occupied). George MacDonald of the National Museum in Ottawa has information on the house. See his little pamphlet on photo exhibition 4-5 years ago. The totem pole broke off right at the beak, i.e. at the line of the roof. The pole to the right of it is in the Field Museum in Chicago. Pole next to the right (with bird on top) was in the Field Museum too, but wehre is it now? As far as Bill knows, none of the other poles in this photograph exist today. Poles
Department
Photographic
Date
late 19th Century
Artist
Mr. R. Maynard
Culture
- Northwest Coast Native American styles
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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Canada
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British Columbia
Dimensions
Overall: 25.4001 × 20.32 cm (10 × 8 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Landon T. Clay
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 976-62-10/100167.1.24 | Totem poles at New Gold Harbor, British Columbia, woman in foreground. |
British Columbia
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| 976-62-10/100167.1.19 | Totem poles at Skidegate, British Columbia |
Skidegate
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| 976-62-10/100167.1.11 | Skool-Kahs Totem, Howkan, Alsaska |
Alaska
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| 976-62-10/100167.1.20 | Indian totem poles, Skidegate, British Columbia |
Skidegate
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| 976-62-10/100167.1.13 | Wolf totem pole, Ft. Wrangel, Alaska |
Wrangell
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| 976-62-10/100167.1.21 | House of Chief It-in-sa, Massett, British Columbia |
Massett
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| 2004.29.3410 | Totem poles in New Gold Harbor |
Skittag'ntan
Xaina Village | ||
| 976-62-10/100167.1.5 | Totem Poles, Fort Wrangel |
Fort Wrangell
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| 2004.24.26580.2 | Totem poles, Gold Harbor, Village of Skidegate |
Queen Charlotte Islands
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| 2004.24.26580.1 | Totem poles, Gold Harbor, Village of Skidegate |
Queen Charlotte Islands
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| 2004.29.3423 | Totem poles |
Massett
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| 2004.29.3422 | Totem poles and dwellings (also two non-native women) |
Skidegate
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