Description: Sea Mammal cuirass, fabricated from either sea mammal or elk hide, folded twice over for additional protection.
Date: 1994
Name(s): Herem, Barry
Description: Detail of the head of the sea lion killed by Dukt'ootl. The Black Skin Post (Dukt'ootl Gass) represents the famous Tlingit hero, Dukt'ootl. Whale house, Ganaxtedi clan, Klukwan.
Date: 1994
Name(s): Herem, Barry
Description: Portion of the sea lion from the Black Skin Post (Dukt'ootl Gass). The post represents the famous Tlingit hero, Dukt'ootl, or strong man. Whale house, Ganaxtedi clan.
Date: 1901
Name(s): Newcombe, C. F. (Charles Frederick), 1851-1924
Description: Shown here is the Sea Lion House with its frontal pole, two memorial poles and the thunderbird mortuary. In the background on the left is Chief Gitkun's House-Hole House.
Date: 1907
Name(s): Newcombe, C. F. (Charles Frederick), 1851-1924
Description: The frame of the Sea Lion House with its frontal pole and one of its many associated monuments. The mortuary on the left features a thunderbird on the post, and a supernatural snag on the plaque.
Date: 1901
Name(s): Newcombe, C. F. (Charles Frederick), 1851-1924
Description: Detail of the carved beams for the Sea Lion House. Named for the carved beams that held the upper ends of the beams, which represented sea lions. On each post is a human surrounded by two sea lions in profile. At the base of each is a grizzly bear with protruding tongue.
Date: 1954
Name(s): Duff, Wilson, 1925-1976
Description: Sea lion house post at Xwamdasbe'.
Date: 1966
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Detail of the carved and painted formline panels. The elaborate panels are a mix of human-like figures and water based figures. The panels likely tell the legend of the Strong Man or the Lazy Son in Law. These stories are often illustrated by Gonakadet and Duk-toohl.
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.
Description: Armour fabricated from sea mammal hide. Age and discolouration make it difficult to discern. This piece of armour is unusual in the design, donning a collar.
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.
Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: Sea monster amulet, carved and polished out of bone.
Date: 1917
Name(s): Newcombe, C. F. (Charles Frederick), 1851-1924
Description: The pole in the foreground is the pole that stood at the entry to Chief Skow's Sea Monster House. This was the second pole that Mungo Martin ever carved. The pole is now a part of the Hauberg collection at the Seattle Art Museum.
Date: 1966
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Details of a pole in Howkan that symbolizes a long tale. A man who turned into a sea monster and was betrayed by his mother-in-law. The pole originally had a Bear at the base with the man sitting between the ears, and the sea monster above. His mother-in-law sits above the monster wearing a headdress and holding two ring rattles.
Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Details of a pole in Howkan that symbolizes a long tale. A man who turned into a sea monster and was betrayed by his mother-in-law. The pole originally had a Bear at the base with the man sitting between the ears, and the sea monster above. His mother-in-law sits above the monster wearing a headdress and holding two ring rattles. Now in Totem Park, Alaska.
