HYDABURG -- Chain saws toppled a 550-year-old western red cedar tree on Prince of Wales Island recently. But last month, the ancient log rose again as Eagle and Raven totem poles in the village of ...
KLAWOCK — A well-attended, three-day celebration culminated with a totem pole raising ceremony Aug. 18 at Prince of Wales Island. The 37-foot totem stands to honor Alaska’s veterans and was designed ...
In the next film from our Sundance 2020 series, two brothers carve their community’s first totem pole in nearly a century. Video by Christopher Auchter Mr. Auchter is a filmmaker. This film is part of ...
Few residents of the Golden Hill neighborhood will remember one of its most famous residents. Wasgo, the 30-foot-tall Alaskan Haida totem pole, stood watch over the neighborhood from 1905 to 1939.
JUNEAU – T.J. Young always has an eye out for the perfect tree, particularly, but not exclusively, red cedar. The straighter the better. Once he sees it, his mind begins racing with series of ...
FORT COLLINS — A Colorado State University art professor shares a special kinship with the American Indians she grew up with in Alaska and is helping preserve and celebrate their unique art form.
FAIRBANKS - Few artworks of Native North American cultures inspire as much fascination as the totem poles carved by coastal peoples indigenous to the lands stretching from Seattle to the Alaska ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. From card: "After an extensive survey ...
Model totem poles, rattles shaped like ravens or dragonflies and intricately carved masks are among the objects in an exhibit of Northwest native art opening Sept. 8 at the McClung Museum of Natural ...
COOPERSTOWN _ A 30-foot-tall totem pole in front of Fenimore Art Museum will be unveiled at 1 p.m. Saturday, inviting visitors to see the collection of American Indian art inside. "When you look at ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. FROM CARD:"THIS IS ONE OF THE TWO ...