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Tagook, Charlie,
Brown, William N.,
Ethnic -- Indian
Mythology -- American Indian
Mythology -- American Indian
Outdoor Sculpture -- Alaska -- Juneau
Totem pole
Sculpture
Governor's Totem Pole, (sculpture).
Artist:
Tagook
,
Charlie
,
sculptor
.
Brown, William N.,
sculptor
.
Title:
Governor's Totem Pole, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Governor's Mansion Pole, (sculpture).
Dates:
Winter 1939-1940.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Alaska yellow cedar, painted.
Dimensions:
Approx. H. 40 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Story master totem pole includes, from top to bottom, figures of Raven with extended wings and beak, Grandfather Raven, Man, a giant cannibal, mosquito with extended wings, world and old woman. The pole tells the stories of how Raven brought the sun, moon and stars to the world, why the tides rise and fall, and of Guteel the cannibal, whose burned body's ashes were the origin of mosquitoes.
Subject:
Ethnic -- Indian -- Tlingit
Mythology -- American Indian -- Raven
Mythology -- American Indian -- Guteel
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Alaska -- Juneau
Totem pole
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by State of Alaska, Department of Education, Alaska State Museum, 395 Whittier Street, Juneau, Alaska 99801
Located Governor's Mansion, 716 Calhoun Street, Juneau, Alaska
Remarks:
The pole was a Civilian Conservation Corps project of the United States Forest Service, created as a gift to the Governor. Reportedly this is the only known totem pole made from Alaska yellow cedar. IAS files contain excerpt from "Totem Talk: a Guide to Juneau Totem Poles" with the full text of the stories told by the pole. IAS files also contain a Conservation Record from the Anthropology Conservation Laboratory, Alaska State Museum, Juneau, Alaska, Nov. 1980 and additional bibliographic citations.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alaska survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS AK000200
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
AK000200
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