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Haida totem pole owned by Chief Scowl, Kasaan, Alaska, ca. 1923.
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| Title | Haida totem pole owned by Chief Scowl, Kasaan, Alaska, ca. 1923. |
| Photographer | Thwaites, John E. |
| Date | ca. 1923 |
| Notes | Totem pole leans against wooden structure in wooded area, ca. 1923.
Note from unidentified source: Chief Scowl pole, Kasaan, removed to Ketchikan in 1938. On it is carved the god of the white man on top, an angel, a priest, a Russian eagle and a priest at the base, a depiction of Chief Scowl's conception of, and contempt for, the white man's gods. Note charred remains of houseposts and beam burned in 1915.
In Garfield Volume 3, leaf 83a |
| Subjects | Totem poles--Alaska--Kasaan; Haida Indians--Structures |
| Location Depicted | United States--Alaska--Kasaan |
| Object Type | Photographs |
| Negative Number | NA3556 |
| Digital Collection | American Indians of the Pacific Northwest Images
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| Collection | Viola Garfield Collection no.130 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division
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http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/reproduction-info |
| Restrictions | http://content.lib.washington.edu/aipnw/copyrights.html |
| Transmission Data | Image/JPEG |
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