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| Object # | | R-299 |
| Object name | | Totem Pole, Replica |
| Culture | | Tlingit Style, Euro-American, Khasitlan |
| Made by | | Bill Holm |
| Material/Technique | | Wood, Red Cedar, Abalone, Opercula, Carved, Painted |
| Motif | | Human Figure, Chest, Mortuary |
| Dimensions | | H: 22 Feet |
| Label | | A chest at the top of the original mortuary pole held the remains of a Tlingit chief. On this replica pole, the figure of a high-ranking man wears a prestigious ringed basketry hat and sits on a carved bentwood chest. The original pole stood in the village of Old Wrangell (Kasitlan), near present-day Wrangell, Alaska. The noted artist Kadyisdu.áxch probably carved that mortuary pole. This replica was carved by Bill Holm, 1972 based on photos of the original pole, which no longer survives. |
| Source | | Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum
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