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    		• Beasley, Mick,
     
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    		• Mythology -- American Indian
     
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    		• Ethnic -- Indian
     
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    		• Animal -- Seal
     
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    		• Animal -- Whale
     
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    		• Totem pole
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Alaska -- Juneau
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Killer Whale Totem, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Beasley, Mick, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Killer Whale Totem, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1989.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: red cedar, painted; Base: wood, concrete, and metal.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 18 ft. x 35 in. x 28 in.; Base: approx. H. 14 in. x Diam. 36 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On back of concrete base:) M. B. signed
    Description: 
    Totem pole featuring the following figures, from top to bottom: an eagle; a human figure holding a seal; and a killer whale. Sculpture illustrates the legend of a Tlingit woman who was aided in securing food by some killer whales, who drove seals towards the shore so that her grandson could capture one.
    Subject: 
    Mythology -- American Indian
    Ethnic -- Indian -- Tlingit
    Animal -- Seal
    Animal -- Whale
    Object Type: 
    Totem pole
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Alaska -- Juneau
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Located Sealaska Park, 300 block of South Franklin Street, Juneau, Alaska
    Owned by Beasley, Mick, Juneau, Alaska 99801
    Remarks: 
    IAS files contain transcription from nearby plaque which recounts the legend portrayed by the totem.
    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 AK000020
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