Saxman Park

Date
1966
Photographer: De Menil, Adelaide
Description

Various totem poles and house posts at the Saxman Totem Park. Saxman was a Tlingit community, founded in 1894 by members of the Taant'a ?w©an (Tongass People) and Sanyaa ?w©an (Cape Fox People) who lived in the area. The design of the poles and clanhouse in the park are Tlingit in origin.

Subject (Geographic)
Saxman
Keywords
Tlingit
totem
monument
Ancestor
crest
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_Donation427
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Copyright owner(s)

© Adelaide de Menil.

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