1.6.9: Tlingit mortuary and memorial totem poles

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    by TERESA DEWITT and DR. LAUREN KILROY-EWBANK

    A conversation between Teresa DeWitt and Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank in front of a Mortuary Pole, Tlingit origin, 19th century, from Village Island, 16 x 2 ft. (Totem Heritage Center, Ketchikan, Alaska); and a Bear/Killer Whale Pole (memorial pole), Tlingit origin, 19th century, Village Island, 27 x 2 ft. (Totem Heritage Center, Ketchikan, Alaska)

    Terms to know:

    • Tlingit
    • Totem pole
    • Tongass tribe
    • memorial vs. mortuary
    • Northwest Coastal peoples (Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian)
    • bentwood box
    • clan crest

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