Four Story Totem Pole - Juneau, Alaska
Posted by: Vermontish
N 58° 18.111 W 134° 24.663
8V E 534518 N 6462467
Traditional native sculpture
Waymark Code: WMF54C
Location: Alaska, United States
Date Posted: 08/24/2012
Views: 17
This traditional totem, carved by a master carver, stands in front of the Juneau-Douglas City Museum, across the street from the state capitol.
"Four Story" refers not to its height, rather to the fact that four Haida clan stories are represented in the carvings.
TITLE: Four Story Totem Pole
ARTIST(S): John Wallace
DATE: 1940
MEDIUM: Western Red Cedar
CONTROL NUMBER: AK000196
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION: Lawn of Juneau-Douglas City Museum, across the street from the statehouse
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: Described as "painted" with specific colors. Paint has apparently weathered off since the listing was created, as there is little or no evidence of any color.
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