THC exhibits

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Exhibits 44
Totem Heritage Center - Introduction
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Negative, Roll Film
77.3.5.2004
Crew prepping a memorial pole to be lowered at Old Kasaan
Retrieval workers securing protective strips of wood around a memorial totem pole at Old Kasaan in prepreparation to lower the pole during the 1970 totem pole retrieval project. Dennis Demmert is on the viewers right side. The man on the left has not... View Full Record
Negative, Roll Film
77.3.5.2037
Crew lowering a memorial totem pole at Old Kasaan
Lowering a memorial totem pole at Old Kasaan during the 1970 totem pole retrieval project. Dennis Demmert is reaching up towards the pole. The man with his back to the photographer is unidentified. The pole depicts a man with his arms crossed, w... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
77.3.5.629
Totem Retrieval: Pole at Sunny Point Cannery
Totem Retrieval: Pole at Sunny Point Cannery Man and pole on trolley wrapped with mattress and 2x4 s and wire moving into building at Sunny Point Cannery - Village Island totem pole. Century - 20... View Full Record
Transparency, Slide
77.11.4
Totem poles being set in place at the Totem Heritage Center. March 14, 1977
Totem poles being set in place at the Totem Heritage Center. March 14, 1977... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
76.12.2.33
Totem Heritage Center totem pole installation
Totem Heritage Center totem pole installation 1 of 80 photos in a series Date stamp on photograph, Dec 76 Identified on the back of the image: L-R Don Mac Millan, Jim Peters, Joe McInturff, Danny Rhodes, George Sivertsen, Bill Fitzgerald... View Full Record
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Exhibits 45
Totem Heritage Center - Totem Poles
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Totem Pole
87.2.50.17
Mortuary Pole: Man Holding Sculpin
Mortuary Pole: Man Holding Sculpin Totem pole carved in the round to represent a standing man holding a club and a bottom fish (sculpin). There is one or more carved recesses in the back, indicating its use as a mortuary pole. At one time, the pole... View Full Record
Totem Pole
87.2.50.13
Memorial Pole: Bear, Whale
Memorial Pole: Bear, Whale Memorial pole with a horizontal Bear figure on top, followed by a human face, and Whale with the head pointing down. There is an empty slot on the back of the whale which would have held the dorsal fin. These crests have b... View Full Record
Totem Pole
87.2.50.14
Memorial Pole: Bird, Frog, Beaver, Human
Memorial Pole: Bird, Frog, Beaver, Human. Complex memorial pole depicting, from top to bottom, Eagle or Thunderbird, Frog, Box, Beaver with baby, and two humans. Two human figures at bottom surmounted by Beaver with little Beaver head over tail,... View Full Record
Totem Pole
87.2.50.15
Mortuary Pole: Sea Lion, Man
Mortuary Pole: Sea Lion, Man Mortuary pole depicting a large Sea Lion with a man on the front. This pole has been described as the story of Stone Ribs, a legendary Haida, who transformed into a Sea Lion. Memorial pole sea lion with man on front.... View Full Record
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Exhibits 49
Totem Heritage Center - Potlatch
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Print, Photographic
77.3.5.45
Eagle Beaver with Baby Memorial Pole at Old Kasaan, 1967
Eagle Beaver with Baby Memorial Pole at Old Kasaan, 1967 Pole OK-D 87.2.50.16... View Full Record
Totem Pole
87.2.50.16
Memorial Pole: Eagle, Beaver with Baby
Memorial Pole: Eagle, Beaver with Baby Memorial pole with a large Beaver with baby at base, topped by a cylindrical shaft and an Eagle on top. This was associated with Chief Skowal's older house. Seated Beaver at base surmounted by a long cylindr... View Full Record
Totem Pole, Fragment
EDU 2010.0.11.1 A&B
Fragment beaver face from the Eagle / Beaver Memorial Pole at THC
Fragment beaver face from the Eagle / Beaver Memorial Pole at THC (87.2.50.16 located in the Pit) A. Larger piece B. Smaller piece The memorial pole that this fragment originates from has a large beaver with a baby beaver (fragment is the miss... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
77.3.5.920
Men working on totem poles in the Saxman CCC carving shed, 1940
Men working on totem poles in the Saxman CCC carving shed, 1940 Note: the 1940 replica Seattle pole is visible in the background... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
77.6.4.70
CCC Carvers Charlie Brown & William Brown standing next to upper portion of the Seattle Totem Pole in Saxman, Alaska
CCC Carvers Charlie Brown & William Brown standing holding an adz next to the upper portion of the Seattle Totem Pole in Saxman, Alaska... View Full Record
Bentwood Box
62.12.1.1 A&B
Decorated bentwood box with lid
Decorated bentwood box with lid. The box is decorated on two sides with formline design. The sides without formline decoration have red cross-hatched lines bound by vertical lines on each edge. The lid is decorated with inlayed opercula shells on... View Full Record
Rattle
2004.2.3.1
Eagle Transformation Dance Rattle
Eagle Transformation Dance Rattle Carved and painted Tlingit dance Rattle carved by Norman Jackson in 2003. Yellow Cedar, acrylic paint, creek pebbles, deer hide 5 x 10.5 in... View Full Record
Rattle
62.12.1.7
Raven Rattle
Wood rattle with Raven and human figure. This rattle depicts a male on Raven's back, who has a frog on his chest. The frog and man are connected at the mouth. The rattle is constructed of two seperate pieces of wood that are lashed together with shot... View Full Record
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KMD Temp1
Holly Churchill teaching weaving
Holly Churchill with two students during 2019 Spring Break Weaving 2019... View Full Record
Chilkat, Pattern Board
83.1.94.1
Chilkat Pattern Board, Thunderbird Design
Chilkat Pattern Board, Thunderbird Design Pattern board two-dimensional black painted design on red cedar panel, The pattern is a copy of the Dog Salmon Clan Chilkat Robe L88.4.17.1 Period - Tlingit... View Full Record
Robe, Chilkat
2019.2.2.1
Diving Whale Chilkat robe
"Diving Whale" Chilkat robe created by Dorica Jackson, 2002- 2018. The robe is made of mountain goat wool and yellow cedar bark. The diving whale design comes from George Emmon's "The Basketry of the Tlingit and the Chilkat Blanket." Central to the... View Full Record
Bowl, Carved
62.12.1.56
Bowl carved and painted with a beaver design
Bowl carved and painted with a beaver design "A rectangular food dish carved of one piece of wood. The sides and corners of the bowl are convex. The top edge has a concave lip. Low relief designs are carved on the end grain, on the short walls of... View Full Record
Plaque, Carved
87.2.11.1
Raven Stealing the Sun
Carved wall plaque "Raven Stealing the Sun" by Nathan Jackson, 1981. Large wall panel with carved raven stealing the sun, the sun is a copper disk. The panel is painted with blue, black, and red paint. Century - 20 Period - TLINGIT... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
80.5.6 A
Wayne Price Carving Teacher at THC with younger student
Wayne Price Carving Teacher at THC with younger student Century - 20 Period - NWC... View Full Record
Mask
2003.2.72.1
Thunderbird Dance Mask
Red cedar Thunderbird dance mask, approximately 40 x 16 x 10 inches in size. ... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
76.3.12.4
Tsimshian basket seller at Metlakatla, Alaska, summer 1913
Busy scene at Metlakatla on boardwalk Tsimshian basket seller at Metlakatla, Alaska, summer 1913 ... View Full Record
Basket, NWC Native
68.9.6.4
Fluted cedar basket with false embroidery
Fluted edge cedar basket, light tan with yellow false embroidered design. The embroidery is done with grass, the main part of the design in the center of the basket is the "head of the salmon berry and cross". At the top and the bottom of the baske... View Full Record
Basket, Tsimshian
70.7.5.13
Twined cedar bark basket with false embroidery design
Twined red cedar basket with false embroidery. The embroidery is done in grass and is the design of the cresting wave. Some of the grass is in a light green color and the rest is done in natural. There is no turning edge. The inside bottom of the... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
74.7.4.8
Flora Mather and Selina Peratrovich
Flora Mather and Selina Peratrovich... View Full Record
Serigraph
2018.2.24.1
"Bird in the Air" serigraph, Robert Davidson 2016
Serigraph titled, "Bird in the Air," by Robert Davidson, 2016. Limited edition 32/72 print. The print is vibrant blue, red, yellow, and white in color. A central white and blue figure is against a yellow background with blue and red formline designs... View Full Record
Hat, Spruce Root
2015.2.31.1
Spruce root hat with formline design
Spruce root hat woven by Selina Peratrovich and painted frog design by Nathan Jackson... View Full Record
Transparency, Slide
2003.2.63.2873
Tongass Tlingit Dancers at the Elks Club, circa 1957
Tongass Tlingit Dancers at the Elks Club, circa 1957 Paul notes this event was the first that Native group allowed to be photographed. See Alaska Sportsman Magazine, July 1957... View Full Record
Blanket, Button
2016.2.31.1 A&B
Ernie Smeltzer's Button Robe
Ernie Smeltzer's button robe with frog design. The robe has a red felt border and a green felt center panel. The frog design is in red felt. Fastener is separate from the robe. A. Robe B. Fastener... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
78.9.9
Nathan Jackson working on the Raven Fog Woman Totem pole
Nathan Jackson working on the Raven Fog Woman Totem pole with an adze. Century - 20 ... View Full Record
Moccasin
86.2.2.1 A&B
Child moccasins with beaded pink felt tops, leather body, and rabbit fur trim
Child's moccasins or slippers made of hide with pink felt inset with beaded flower. Beads are blue, green, orange, yellow. Bluish-purple beads around flower. Pink flannel lining of a floral design. White rabbit fur trim. A. Left B. Right... View Full Record
Mask
2004.2.37.1
Killer Whale Transformation Mask
Killer Whale Transformation Mask by Jack Hudson The mask is of a human male with a painted mustache and goatee. The eyes are inlayed with abalone shell discs. The ears are attached with two pegs and are painted red and have abalone earrings attach... View Full Record
Mask
86.2.9.1
Halait Gitxsan style Mask
Gitxsan style mask of human face Carved alder mask of human face, carved ears attached at side of head with cedar twine, black eyebrows mustache, and goatee, four green split U's on forehead, green on nose, and cheeks, red on cheeks and forehead. "D... View Full Record
Print
86.2.12.1
Shark or Dogfish
Shark and Dog fish print by Haida artist Freda Diesing. Design is black and red, done in Northwest Coast Style.... View Full Record
Sash
87.1.12.24
Sash with the Alaska Native Sisterhood Logo
Sash with the emblem of the Alaska Native Sisterhood: "ANS" with a white arrow through the white letters, blue backgorund with white trim, fringe on ends. Worn by Selina Peratrovich to ANS meetings. Century - 20 Note: see notes field for eulogy... View Full Record
Negative, Film
2003.2.63.1812
Alaska Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood Installation of Officers, October 1953
Alaska Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood Installation of Officers, October 26, 1953 See KDN 10/27/1953 ANB and ANS Install Officers Last Night Last night at the Presbyterian Church the Alaska native Brotherhood and Sisterhood installed office... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
87.1.17.12
Selina Peratrovich, Delores Churchill, & Peter Cory working cedar bark
Selina Peratrovich, Delores Churchill, & Peter Cory working cedar bark Century - 20... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
77.3.5.674
Weaving a cedar bark mat at Kasaan, 1902
Weaving a cedar bark mat at Kasaan, 1902 Woman weaving a mat... View Full Record
Mat, Cedar
2000.2.1.1 TEMP
Plaited red cedar bark mat
Plaited cedar bark mat Plaited cedar bark mat with a pattern made of dyed bark.... View Full Record
Paddle, Dance
87.2.48.1
Ceremonial dance paddle
Carved and painted ceremonial dance paddle with Northwest Coast Eagle painted on the blade. Century - 20 Period - NWC... View Full Record
Blanket
90.2.17.1
Hudson's Bay Company Four Point Blanket
Hudson's Bay Company Four Point Blanket Cream color with 2 green, 2 red, 2 yellow, and 2 black stripes. Original Hudson Bay Company labels still attached. Short fringe on ends.... View Full Record
Robe, Button
91.2.10.1
Copper Button Blanket
Copper Button Blanket Light Blue wool and felt blanket, with copper, shell, and abolone buttons. Century - 20 Period - NWC... View Full Record
Apron, Ravenstail
2017.2.5.1
Ravenstail curved Apron
Title: Ravenstail curved Apron Medium: Ravenstail and Naxiin weaving Date completed: June 2014 Dimensions: 26"wide x 18" long... View Full Record
Neckring
91.2.12.1
Chief Son-I-Hat's cedar bark neckring
Chief Son-I-Hat's cedar bark neckring Heavy twisted neckring of shredded red cedar bark. Thick, bound with twine at fringe (ends). Haida... View Full Record
Headband, Cedar
91.2.12.2
Chief Son-I-Hat's cedarbark headband
Chief Son-I-Hat's cedarbark headband Twisted cedar bark headband embellished with a large piece of abalone shell, and red and blue felt. Once the property of Chief Son-I-Hat of Old Kasaan. Haida... View Full Record
Spoon, Horn
83.1.83.1
Goat Horn Spoon with a Carved Sheep Horn Handle
Dall sheep horn spoon with a carved goat horn handle Dark carved goat horn handle with NWC designs carved on it attached to a lighter sheep horn spoon bowl by revets. The bowl has a split "U" form incised near handle. The handle has from top to bott... View Full Record
Box, Bentwood
97.1.2.10
Bentwood Box
Bentwood box Bentwood box, design on two sides, black primary from lines, red secondary lines, two red ovoid on the opposite sides. Sides and bottom are pegged. Stained at bottom. Century - 19 Period - HAIDA... View Full Record
Bag, Devilfish
2018.2.7.1
Wil Uks T'aa Medik or "Cape Chacon," 2017
Devilfish bag titled, "Wil Uks T'aa Medik" or "Cape Chacon" by Kandi McGilton (Mangyepsa Gyipaayg), 2017. Bag is made out of a dark purple wool blend outer shell, pink and purple cotton batik lining, and trimmed with white double sided bias tape. The... View Full Record
Canoe
98.2.59.1 EDUC
Northwest Coast northern style canoe
Traditional Northwest Coast northern style canoe made by carvers of the Totem Heritage Center sponsored "Island Carver II" workshop Northwest Coast artist Steve Brown directed the carving. The carvers included local artists Lee Wallace, Fred Paddock... View Full Record
Hook, Halibut
2000.2.72.1
Halibut hook with Cormorant crest design
Halibut hook with Cormorant crest design Yellow cedar halibut hook with spruce root lashings, bone barb, twine and groved rock weight.... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
2000.2.29.9
Honoring Those Who Give photograph series
Honoring Those Who Give photograph series Photographs by Loyd C. Heath 1999 Listed by photograph number 9) 8-5 Nathan Jackson drawing lines... View Full Record
Mask
2006.2.48.1
Kaats, The Man Who Married a Bear
"Kaats, The Man Who Married a Bear" Carved and painted Tlingit Mask by Norman Jackson, 2006. On the back side is artist's signature, title and year made in pencil, "Norman A. Jackson/ 8/05/ Man Married/ the Female Bear."... View Full Record
Drum
2019.2.1.1
Salmon Run, 2019
Drum, "Salmon Run" by Ken Decker, 2019. The 20" drum has a Northwest Coast style design on the deer hide in red, blue, and black using both screenprint and hand-painted techniques. The design consists of a raven holding a round "sun" in its beak with... View Full Record