Sculptor:

Unknown  Search this

Medium:

Totem: wood, carved and metal (?), painted; Base: concrete

Culture:

Indian  Search this

Type:

Sculptures-Totem pole

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

NAF Kulak Gym, in front of Adak Alaska

Date:

Dedicated Sept. 8, 1951

Notes:

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alaska survey, 1994.

Summary:

Carved totem featuring from bottom to top: a prehistoric monster, a walrus, a two-headed emperor goose, a blue fox, Williwaw (the wind Devil), and an airplane with a face. The totem is topped with a yellow bee (possibly metal) holding a machine gun.

Topic:

Allegory--Place--Adak  Search this

Ethnic--Aleut  Search this

Animal--Fox  Search this

Animal--Walrus  Search this

Animal--Insect--Bee  Search this

Fantasy--Monster  Search this

Fantasy--Animal--Bird  Search this

Allegory--Element--Air  Search this

Object--Weapon--Gun  Search this

Architecture--Vehicle--Airplane  Search this

Control number:

IAS AK000054

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_320357