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Title	Kuchein, wearing regalia, and his wife, Yaast'ooch.
Identifier	ASL-P427-54
Collection Name	William A. Kelly. Photographs, ca. 1885-1904. ASL-PCA-427
Description	The man wears regalia featuring bear designs; he holds a rattle in one hand and, in the other, the Kaagwaantaan Bear Staff Kuchein (Martin White) of the Kookhítaan or "Box House People" in Sitka, with his wife Yaast'ooch whose clan was T'akdeintaan from Hoonah. Clan and personal identification courtesy of Harold Jacobs. Image: Copyright by Merrill.
Creator	Merrill, Elbridge W., 1868-1929
Subject.LCSH	Regalia Tlingit art Tlingit sculpture
Subject.Local	Alaska Natives--Southeast Alaska--Tlingit Ethnotechnology
Personal Name	Kuchein (White, Martin) Yaast'ooch
Location	Sitka (Alaska)
Region	Southeast Alaska
Type	Image (Photographs) Image (Group portraits)
Related Materials	Guide to William A. Kelly Collection: http://library.state.ak.us/hist/FindingAids/PCA427.htm; CCL Catalog: http://jlc-web.uaa.alaska.edu/client/asl/search/results?qu=49574550
Ordering & Use	http://library.alaska.gov/vilda_rights.html
Holding Institution	Alaska State Library - Historical Collections, PO Box 110571, Juneau AK 99811-0571; mailto:asl.historical@alaska.gov

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