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| Title | Tlingit men and boy in traditional costumes standing in front of totem pole, Fort Tongass, Dec. 14, 1887 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | 1887 |
| Notes | Caption on image: Port Tongas, Alaska, Dec. 14, 1887
Filed in Native Alaska--F |
| Contextual Notes | This totem pole may be Chief Ebbits Pole, a memorial pole to Chief Ebbits of the Ft. Tongass Tribe of the Tlingit Nation. The two top figures on the pole are bears, followed by a blue figure that is a mud shark, a figure of a wolf, and the bottom figure is another bear. These represent the clans he belonged to. The wolf figure is holding a copper shield called a "Tennah." Each shield represents that the person owning it owns at least 3,000 blankets or 20 slaves. This is a rare pole in that it is dated. There is also an upside-down figure. This represents a person who owed a debt to the chief and has not yet paid it off. The pole is currently located at the Saxman Native Totem Park in Ketchikan. |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Totem poles--Alaska--Fort Tongass; Tlingit Indians--Spiritual life--Alaska--Fort Tongass; Tlingit Indians--Arts & crafts--Alaska--Fort Tongass; Tlingit Indians--Structures--Alaska--Fort Tongass; Tlingit Indians--Clothing & dress--Alaska--Fort Tongass; Tlingit Indians--Children--Alaska--Fort Tongass; Boys--Alaska--Fort Tongass; Wooden buildings--Alaska--Fort Tongass; Group portraits |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Tlingit art--Alaska--Fort Tongass; Tlingit sculpture--Alaska--Fort Tongass; Fort Tongass (Alaska)--Buildings, structures, etc. |
| Location Depicted | United States--Alaska--Fort Tongass |
| Digital Collection | Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection
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| Order Number | AWC0883
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| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Alaska Photograph Collection |
| Object Type | Photograph |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from a photographic print using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at 100 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2004. |
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