Clan House

Date
1966
Photographer: De Menil, Adelaide
Description

Clan House and poles at Totem Bight. The totems at Totem Bight were either salvaged or replicated from older poles that had decayed or become overgrown at their original locations in Alaskan Native villages. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) created the park at Totem Bight, and several other similar parks in Southeast Alaska. CCC workers brought poles to these parks from other locations. The government then hired local workers to restore the totems. When restoration was not possible, replicas were carved.

Subject (Geographic)
Totem Bight
Keywords
Tlingit
Housefront
Front
Paint
Design
totem
pole
post
Longhouse
Bighouse
Northwest Coast
Native
First Nation
Art
Genre
Photographs
Type of resource
Still Image
Part of
George and Joanne MacDonald Northwest Coast Image Archive
Identifier
de_Menil_Slide_Donation527
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Copyright owner(s)

© Adelaide de Menil.

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