The Kadjuk Bird Pole at Totem Bight
Source: Alaska's Digital Archives, Lawrence Eastman photographs, 1949-1951. UAA-HMC-1050. Holding Institution: University of Alaska Anchorage. Consortium Library. Archives & Special Collections.
Description
A 2013 Department of Natural Resources, Master Development Plan for Totem Bight describes the characteristics and history of the totem: “The fabled bird called Kadjuk, which is the special crest of the head of Kadjuk people of the Raven clan, is at the top of this Tlingit pole that was copied from Cat Island. The undecorated space separating the bird from the other figures symbolizes the lofty habitat of the bird and the high regard in which the crest is held. Raven is the next figure, with his breast forming the headdress of his wife, Fog Woman. She holds two salmon that she produced—the first salmon in the world.”
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Source: Nancy Simmerman Photographs, Alaska’s Digital Archives. Holding Institution: University of Alaska Anchorage. Consortium Library. Archives & Special Collections.
The Kadjuk Bird Pole at Totem Bight in 1986
Source: Nancy Simmerman Photographs, Alaska's Digital Archives. Holding Institution: University of Alaska Anchorage. Consortium Library. Archives & Special Collections.
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Original caption reads: “‘Larry on right being bitten.’ View of a U.S.C.G. Bittersweet crewmember posing with a totem pole.” Source: Alaska’s Digital Archives, Lawrence Eastman photographs, 1949-1951. UAA-HMC-1050. Holding Institution: University of Alaska Anchorage. Consortium Library. Archives & Special Collections.
Sailor posing with the Kadjuk Bird Pole at Totem Bight, 1949-1951
Original caption reads: "'Larry on right being bitten.' View of a U.S.C.G. Bittersweet crewmember posing with a totem pole." Source: Alaska's Digital Archives, Lawrence Eastman photographs, 1949-1951. UAA-HMC-1050. Holding Institution: University of Alaska Anchorage. Consortium Library. Archives & Special Collections.
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Source: Alaska’s Digital Archives, Lawrence Eastman photographs, 1949-1951. UAA-HMC-1050. Holding Institution: University of Alaska Anchorage. Consortium Library. Archives & Special Collections.
The Kadjuk Bird Pole at Totem Bight
Source: Alaska's Digital Archives, Lawrence Eastman photographs, 1949-1951. UAA-HMC-1050. Holding Institution: University of Alaska Anchorage. Consortium Library. Archives & Special Collections.
Source notes
Garfield, Viola and Linn Forrest, 1961, The Wolf and the Raven, Seattle: University of Washington Press, p. 71-99. Totem Bight State Historical Park, Master Development Plan, Department of Natural Resources, 2013, accessed July 15, 2017.
Project originally submitted by Brent McKee; Steve Forrest (with documentation courtesy of Linn Forrest) on July 20, 2017.
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