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© Adelaide de Menil		Object name     Photograph Culture of Origin     Haida Subject     House Post Photographer     Adelaide de Menil Exhibit Label     The Kaigani Haida Chief Saanaheit gifted these house posts from Old Kasaan to Governor Brady in 1901. They were brought to Sitka and did not travel to the Louisiana Purchase or Lewis & Clark Expositions. The house posts were replicated in 1981-82 by Reggie Peterson. Source: Patrick, Andrew 2002 The Most Striking of Objects: The Totem Poles of Sitka National Historical Park. Anchorage, Alaska: National Park Service and Sitka National Historical Park. Pages 178-179. Original Photo Source ID     de Menil 66-8-41A/13 Source     Ms. Adelaide De Menil Credit     Gift of Adelaide de Menil

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