Pole Representing Strong Man

Date
1967
Photographer: De Menil, Adelaide
Description

Remains of what is most likely a mortuary pole. The pole represents Duk-toohl (black skin), who was considered lazy but secretely trained to gain strength. One day he displayed his strength on a hunt when he split a sea liion in two. The figure on the pole can be seen splitting the sea lion. The creatures back flippers are at the neck of Duk-toohl.

Physical location
Bill Reid Centre at Simon Fraser University
Subject (Geographic)
Tongass
Keywords
Tlingit
Alaska
Art
carving
Northwest Coast
poles
totem
mortuary
Genre
Photographs
Type of resource
Still Image
Part of
George and Joanne MacDonald Northwest Coast Image Archive
Identifier
Tong._67-8-23V-02
Copyright
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Copyright owner(s)

© Adelaide de Menil.

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