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Sculptor:
Wallace, John Dewey 1861-1952  Search this
Wallace, Lee  Search this
Medium:
Red cedar, painted
Culture:
Indian  Search this
Type:
Sculptures-Totem pole
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Coadministered by City and Borough of Juneau Juneau-Douglas City Museum 155 South Seward Street Juneau Alaska 99801
Coadministered by Juneau Rotary Club Juneau Alaska
Located Juneau-Douglas City Museum 114 West Fourth Street Juneau Alaska
Date:
1940. Relocated 1963. Relocated 1993
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alaska survey, 1994.
Summary:
Totem pole whose figures tell four stories. From top to bottom, the stories and figures are "The Monster Frog," with a frog, beige male figure holding a red and black V-shape, black raven and Monster Frog; "The Man with the Fish Trap," with a bear chief, V-shaped fish trap and black bear; "Chaawank (or Tcaawunk) and the Land Otter Men," with a beige shaman with long black hair holding a brown and grey otter in his proper left hand and a short black rod in his proper right hand and wearing a yellow, blue and black skirt; and "The Shaman at Island Point Town," with a shaman, Black Oyster Catcher rattle, octopus and halibut.
Topic:
Ethnic--Haida  Search this
Figure group--Male  Search this
Animal--Bear  Search this
Mythology--American Indian--Chaawank  Search this
Occupation--Religion--Shaman  Search this
Animal--Bird  Search this
Animal--Fish--Octopus  Search this
Animal--Fish--Halibut  Search this
Animal--Mouse  Search this
Control number:
IAS AK000196
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_331373