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© Adelaide de Menil		Object name     Photograph Culture of Origin     Tlingit Subject     Totem Bight Historical Park, Mud Bight, Ketchikan, Alaska, Totem Pole Photographer     Adelaide de Menil Exhibit Label     The U.S. Forest Service started the totem pole restoration program in 1938. One of their projects was to build a model town at Mud Bight, seventeen miles north of Ketchikan in the Tongass National Forest. This area had been a popular summer campsite for the Tlingit people. Poles and carvings were brought from both Haida and Tlingit villages. Some of the poles were replicas of poles from old villages, while others were new carvings designed especially for the site. Currently, there are 14 totem poles on view at Totem Bight State Historical Park. This photo depicts the Man Wearing Bear Hat Pole (Tlingit). This pole is a replica of a Tlingit grave marker from Cat Island and was carved by Tlingit artist Charles Brown. Tlingit artist Israel Shotridge carved a new replica in 1995. For more information see: http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/units/totembgh.htm Original Photo Source ID     de Menil 66-8-39W/10 Source     Ms. Adelaide De Menil Credit     Gift of Adelaide de Menil

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