Alison Marks marked the spot. Marks, an artist, recently became perhaps the first Tlingit woman to carve and raise a totem pole. The finished piece was raised at noon Oct. 27 in Yakutat by the house ...

A 22-foot totem pole now stands proudly in the front yard of Tom and Carolyn McKee’s residence in Port Orchard.

Downtown Juneau is set to welcome up to 12 totem poles carved by Southeast Alaskan Native artists on the waterfront and Mayor Bill Overstreet Park in early 2023 after the installation proposal was ...

MAZOMANIE (WKOW) -- Marilyn Huset says her father Marvin could carve just about anything, including a totem pole. In the mid-80s, he carved a totem pole that went on to stand tall and proud at Lions ...

Construction of Joseph Machini's Ketchikan shops at 420 Water St. appeared nearly complete by Monday, June 4, 2024. (Michael Fanelli/KRBD) The owner of a prominent downtown Ketchikan property has ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. From card: "After an extensive survey ...

The totem poles outside Jim's Ash Trail Store have always attracted attention -- but now it's a different kind. And if customers aren't drawn to the cursive signature on the decorative beam, owner Jim ...

The smell of cedar and the sounds of singing filled the garden behind the Alaska Native Heritage Center during the raising of a totem pole that symbolizes healing from the boarding school era. More ...

Demonstrators listen as Willard Jackson shares a story and song at a May 5 protest. (Michael Fanelli/KRBD) Several dozen people gathered in the rain last week across the street from a coned-off ...

The history of totem poles 9 -- The designs of West Coast art 19 -- Two-dimensional art 31 -- Carving in two dimensions (plus one) 37 -- Tools and wood 43 -- Beginning to carve 51 -- West Coast masks ...

A thick layer of cedar shavings pads the floor of Chief Tsugani’s workshop near Ariel. In the back corner of the shop is a collection of Native American masks in various stages of completion. At the ...