Title	Men stand on both sides of totem pole. One holds colorful scarves.
Identifier	ASL-P263-116
Collection Name	Kake Potlatch and Totem Raising Photograph Collection, 1971. ASL-PCA-263
Description	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 pole in the town. Alaska Indian Arts, Inc. of Haines, Alaska carved the totem pole which is located on a bluff overlooking the village of Kake, Alaska. The pole was raised from August 30 - September 2, 1971.
Subject.TGM	Celebrations Rites & ceremonies Totem poles Waterfronts
Subject.LCSH	Tlingit art
Subject.Local	Alaska Natives--Southeast Alaska--Tlingit Ethnotechnology
Location	Kake (Alaska)
Region	Southeast Alaska
Time Period	1959 and later
Date.original	1971
Type	Image (Photographs) Image (Group portraits)
Related Materials	CCL Catalog: http://jlc-web.uaa.alaska.edu/client/asl/search/results?qu=42926683
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

Men stand on both sides of totem pole. One holds colorful scarves.

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