Descriptive Narrative: Carved wooden mask by Nathan Jackson with earrings by Emma Marks. The natural color of the wood shows through on most of the mask except where hair, eyebrows, and eyes are painted in black, and nostrils and lips in red. A...
Title and identification courtesy of Harold Jacobs. During the 1920's, many of the original totem poles in Kake were burned. After many years of not having totem poles, the residents of Kake, Alaska organized to acquire and place a 132-foot...
Remainder of title: , and conferring jurisdiction upon said court to hear, examine, adjudicate, and enter judgement upon any and all claims which said Indians may have, or claim to have, against the United States, and for other purposes.
Title taken from caption. View of a man between two totem poles, in Old Kasaan, Alaska. Photograph taken between 1890 and 1910. Original photograph size: 5 1/2" x 3 1/2".
Title taken from caption. View of a totem pole in Old Kasaan, Alaska. Photograph taken between 1890 and 1910. Original photograph size: 5 1/2" x 3 1/2".
Title taken from caption. View of a totem pole in front of a wooden building in the village of Old Kasaan, Alaska. Photograph taken between 1890 and 1910. Original photograph size: 5 1/2" x 3 1/2".
Title taken from caption. View of a totem used to mark a native grave site near the village of Old Kasaan, Alaska. Photograph taken between 1890 and 1910. Original photograph size: 5 1/2" x 3 1/2".
Title taken from caption. View of totem poles near the village of Old Kasaan, Alaska. Photograph taken between 1890 and 1910. Original photograph size: 5 1/2" x 3 1/2".