Date: 1994
Name(s): Herem, Barry
Description: The Black Skin Post (Dukt'ootl Gass) represents the famous Tlingit hero, Dukt'ootl. The event took place in a village long before the Ganaxteidi moved north to Klukwan. Paint; Northwest Coast; Art; Chilkat; Alaska; Post; Kad-jis-too-ach; Kadjisdu.axtc; The human figure at the top of the post represents Dukt'ootl', the strong man. The sea lion forms the central part of the post. His tongue hanging out represents its death as the body is split in half. The face at the base of the pole represents…
Date: 1994
Name(s): Herem, Barry
Description: The Black Skin Post (Dukt'ootl Gass) represents the famous Tlingit hero, Dukt'ootl. The event took place in a village long before the Ganaxteidi moved north to Klukwan. The human figure at the top of the post represents Dukt'ootl', the strong man. The sea lion forms the central part of the post. His tongue hanging out represents its death as the body is split in half. The face at the base of the pole represents a rock island on the west coast of Prince of Wales Island where the story takes…
Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Totem pole that was dedicated to King George 6th at the time due to ani-potlatching laws in Canada. The memorial Pole, now called the Musgamagw Dzawada'enuxw pole was carved between 1936 and 1938 and was erected in 1938.
Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: The 'Namgis Burial Grounds at Alert Bay is an old native cemetery and one of the few remaining locations on the BC coast where totems remain undisturbed on their original site.
Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: The 'Namgis Burial Grounds at Alert Bay is an old native cemetery and one of the few remaining locations on the BC coast where totems remain undisturbed on their original site.
Date: 1905
Name(s): Newcombe, C. F. (Charles Frederick), 1851-1924
Description: A Dzonoqwa house post from the Gwa'sala winter village T'akus. Bought from a chief at the village of T'akus by an English collector (C. F. (Charles Frederick) Newcombe, 1851-1924), it was sold in 1905 for . In 1912 Dzonoqwa was exhibited at the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, then traded to a New York antique dealer. In 1942, Dzonoqwa was sold to German artist Max Ernst, the founder of Surrealism, who in 1975 donated it to the Musée de l'Homme in Paris where it is today exhibited.
Date: 1905
Name(s): Newcombe, C. F. (Charles Frederick), 1851-1924
Description: A Dzonoqwa house post from the Gwa'sala winter village T'akus. Bought from a chief at the village of T'akus by an English collector (C. F. (Charles Frederick) Newcombe, 1851-1924), it was sold in 1905 for . In 1912 Dzonoqwa was exhibited at the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, then traded to a New York antique dealer. In 1942, Dzonoqwa was sold to German artist Max Ernst, the founder of Surrealism, who in 1975 donated it to the Musée de l'Homme in Paris where it is today exhibited.
Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Carved eagle's head.
Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Bird Memorial standing next to Kwakwaka'wakw house frame and posts at UBC Totem Park.
Date: 1980
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Button blanket with eagle design.
Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Masset Cemetery
Description: Shamanistic amulet carved from bone, in the image of an eagle. Salmon image found on bottom of amulet also.
Date: 1960 to 1970
Description: Colour slides collected and donated by Adelaide de Menil. Slide jacket's contain descriptions, which have been copied to the titles. Slides not taken by de Menil read: Schallerer's Photo Shop, 212 Front Street, Ketchikan, Alaska.
Date: 1960 to 1970
Description: Colour slides collected and donated by Adelaide de Menil. Slide jacket's contain descriptions, which have been copied to the titles. Slides not taken by de Menil read: Schallerer's Photo Shop, 212 Front Street, Ketchikan, Alaska.
Date: 1960 to 1970
Description: Colour slides collected and donated by Adelaide de Menil. Slide jacket's contain descriptions, which have been copied to the titles. Slides not taken by de Menil read: Schallerer's Photo Shop, 212 Front Street, Ketchikan, Alaska.
