Yaadas Crest Corner Pole

Date
1966
Photographer: De Menil, Adelaide
Description

First Twin or Yaadas Crest Corner Pole portrays the heraldic emblems or crests of the Yaadaas clan. The two original Yaadaas Crest Corner Poles (or twins) stood at the front exterior corners of the Yaadaas clan house at Old Kasaan on Prince of Wales Island. The top figure on the pole is the Village Watchman. The next is the Raven in Human Form followed by the Raven. The final figure is a bear holding an animal in its mouth. The poles were donated by Govenor John Brady for John Baranovich of Old Kasaan and were donated in 1903.

Subject (Geographic)
Sitka
Keywords
Tlingit
SNHP
Alaska
monument
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_Donation452
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Copyright owner(s)

© Adelaide de Menil.

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