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National Anthropological Archives
Drawings of a wolf totem on a grave and a mortuary column at Chief Shake's house, undated
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS76607
- Creators:
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Unknown
- Dates:
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undated
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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2 Drawings (visual works)ink9.5 x 7.25 inches
- Repository:
- Container:
- 75085 / 76603 / 76607 / 766083
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of two (2) drawings depicting a grave and totem poles at Wrangell, Alaska. The drawings are stylistically similar to representations of same subjects in:
Niblack, A.P. "Coast Indians of Southern Alaska," Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution [...] for the year ending June 30, 1888. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1890. (Plate LXV, Figure 349; and Plate LXIX, Figure 356).
They were possibly drawn by a member of the Geodetic Corps connected with the survey of Alaska, 1885-87 or drawn from photographs taken by Niblack or others.
Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The provenance of the collection is unknown. The drawings were found in USNM collection; no catalog or accession numbers have been located. The drawings were transferred from the object collections of the Department of Anthropology to the National Anthropological Archives in 1969.
Using the Collection
Preferred Citation
Drawings of a wolf totem on a grave and a mortuary column at Chief Shake's house (MS 76607), National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
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More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 76607
OPPS NEG SI.4,109
OPPS NEG.14,838-a
Keywords
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