Sitka Alaska Totem

Colour slides collected and donated by Adelaide de Menil. Slide jacket's contain numbers and some descriptions, which have been copied to the titles. all slides read: Schallerer's Photo Shop, 212 Front Street, Ketchikan, Alaska. Lakich'inei Pole The original Lakich'inei pole was from Sukkwan. Lakich'inei, the top figure, is pressing one of his children, who is half human and half dog, against his coat made from the spine of a fish, killing the child. The mid-pole figure appears to be a Bear Who Married a Woman, which is a popular Haida myth know as the Bear Mother story and is also a legend found among the Tlingit. The bottom figure is a Bear with a snail or shrimp-like creature in his mouth. The orignial Lakich'inei pole was donated to John Brady by Johnny Kanow/Jones in 1903. This pole is a copy of the original carved during the CCC porject, 1941-1942.