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Man Captured by Land Otter Totem

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Year: 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.

Type: Still Image

Face Datail

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Year: 1966
Names: De Menil, Adelaide
Description:

Detail of house post inside Chief Shakes' X'átgu Hít (Mudshark House) carved by Kadjisdu.axt.

Type: Still Image

Post Face Detail

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Year: 1966
Names: De Menil, Adelaide
Description:

Detail of house post inside Chief Shakes' X'átgu Hít (Mudshark House). Spaces in the eyes once held abalone inserts.

Type: Still Image

Octopus Shark House Post

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Year: 1966
Names: De Menil, Adelaide
Description:

House post inside Chief Shakes' X'átgu Hít (Mudshark House)

Type: Still Image

Portrait House Post Detail

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Year: 1966
Names: De Menil, Adelaide
Description:

House post inside Chief Shakes' X'átgu Hít (Mudshark House)

Type: Still Image

Shaman's octopus staff

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Description:

Carved staff with octopus effigy.

Type: Still Image

Totems in Front of House

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Year: 1967
Names: De Menil, Adelaide
Description:

Two unknown totems in front of a house

Type: Still Image

Totems in Front of House

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Year: 1967
Names: De Menil, Adelaide
Description:

Two unknown totems in front of a house

Type: Still Image

Rear Posts and Screen

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Year: 1967
Names: De Menil, Adelaide
Description:

Mudshark posts and dance screen at the rear of Chief Shakes' X'átgu Hít (Mudshark House). The carver was Kadjisdu.axtc, One-to-whom-people-will-listen.

Type: Still Image

Post and Dance Screen

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Year: 1967
Names: De Menil, Adelaide
Description:

Mudshark posts and dance screen at the rear of Chief Shakes' X'átgu Hít (Mudshark House). The carver was Kadjisdu.axtc, One-to-whom-people-will-listen.

Type: Still Image

Soul catcher

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Description:

Soul catcher, carved from bone, abalone inlay in teeth, and eyes of possiblyland otter or bear design. Central figure an owl.

Type: Still Image