Tlingit totem poles in graveyard, Tuxekan, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, ca. 1904
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Created Date | ca. 1904 |
Description | 11 Tlingit totem poles in graveyard, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, ca. 1898-1910. Nine are free-standing, two are part of tomb structures. Same totems in NA2457.Caption on image: Totems at Old Tuxekan.Notes from unidentified sources: On west coast of Prince of Wales Island, Henya tribe of Tlingit. PH Coll 300.35 |
Creator | Case, W. H. (William Howard), 1868-1920 |
Partner | University of Washington |
Contributing Institution | University of Washington |
Subjects | Tlingit Indians--Arts & crafts; Totem poles--Alaska--Tuxekan; Wood carvings--Alaska--Tuxekan; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Tuxekan |
Location | United States--Alaska--Tuxekan |
Type | image |
Format | image photograph Image/JPEG |
URL | http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/loc/id/1231 |
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