Land Otter Pole, (sculpture)
Object Details
- sculptor
- Wallace, John Dewey 1861-1952
- Unknown (Native American) (copy after)
- Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alaska survey, 1992.
- Summary
- Totem pole features a human figure wearing a dogskin headdress. The figure's feet morph into the next figure's ears. The headdressed figure holds a club in one hand and a land otter's tail in the other. The club is symbolic of his magical powers. The lower figure is a drowned man holding onto two logs and being taken to the home of the land otters.
- Culture
- Indian
- Late 1930s. Installed 1947
- Control number
- IAS AK000137
- Type
- Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
- Sculptures-Totem pole
- Sculptures-Copy
- Sculptures
- Medium
- Carved red cedar with green, red, black and brown painted figures
- Owner/Location
- Located Totem Bight State Historical Park North Tongass Highway Ketchikan Alaska
- Administered by State of Alaska Division of Parks 3601 C Street, Suite 1258, P. O. Box 107001 Anchorage Alaska 99510
- Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
- Topic
- Ethnic--Haida
- Animal--Otter
- Animal--Fish--Stingray
- Animal--Fish--Manta
- State of Being--Death--Drowning
- Figure male
- Dress--Accessory--Hat
- Record ID
- siris_ari_330584
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
