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Boy wearing grizzly bear claw crown and button blanket.

Man sitting on motorcycle

Young boy in regalia pretending to ride motorcycle.

Young boy in regalia pretending to ride motorcycle.

Young boy in frontlet.

Unknown artist carving a screen.

Unknown artists carving a screen.

Unknown artist carving a dance screen.

Unknown artist carving a screen.

Unknown artist carving a dance screen.

Unknown artist carving a screen.

Chief Johnson pole was commissioned by the Tongass people (sea lion people) and stood in the Centre of the community at Ketchikan Creek. The original pole stood from 1901 to 1982. It was recommissioned in 1989 by the Tongass and carved by Israel Shotridge. The pole tells the legend of Fog Woman and the creation of the salmon. It is a story about a young man (Raven) who took a liking to Fog Woman. He went to fog woman's father's house (chief of the Salmon) and told him he wanted to mary Fog…

Bear and eagle at the top of poles. The original totem poles were carved many years ago at a site on nearby Tuxekan Island where a large Tlingit settlement once existed. Later, around the 1930s, copies of those totems were re-carved by unemployed master boat builders in Klawock through the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), a public work relief program.

Various poles at Klawock. Carved figures on the poles include a number of human or ancestor figures as well as bears, a sea lion, and whales. The Woodworm pole can be seen on the right. The original totem poles were carved many years ago at a site on nearby Tuxekan Island where a large Tlingit settlement once existed. Later, around the 1930s, copies of those totems were re-carved by unemployed master boat builders in Klawock through the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), a public work relief…

Various poles at Klawock. Carved figures on the poles include a number of human or ancestor figures as well as bears, seals, Raven, a Bullhead and whales.