File:Kasa-an grave markers and totem poles, as seen from the beach, Kaigani Village, Skowl Bay, Alaska, 1885 (AL+CA 2556).jpg

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English: Kasa-an grave markers and totem poles, as seen from the beach, Kaigani Village, Skowl Bay, Alaska, 1885   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Photographer
English: Niblack, Albert P. (Albert Parker), 1859-1929 )
Title
English: Kasa-an grave markers and totem poles, as seen from the beach, Kaigani Village, Skowl Bay, Alaska, 1885
Description
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Handwritten on verso: 126709. W. half of graveyard. Kygani Village of Kasa-an. Pr. Wales Island. S.E. Alaska. PH Coll 321.3

Albert Parker Niblack was born on July 25, 1859 in Indiana. In 1885, he joined the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey and became a member of the Alaska Survey Team. While a part of this team, Niblack traveled around Alaska and photographed the native villages of Kasa-an and Chasina. Niblack held many posts during his tenure with the U.S. Navy and collected textiles during his travels. His textile collection was donated to the Indiana Museum of Art in 1933 after his death in 1929.

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Cemeteries--Alaska--Kasaan; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Alaska--Kasaan; Totem poles--Alaska--Kasaan
  • Subjects (LCSH): Graveposts--Alaska--Kasaan; Haida wood-carving--Alaska--Kasaan; Haida sculpture--Alaska--Kasaan; Kasaan (Alaska)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Depicted place
English: United States--Alaska--Skowl Bay
Date 1885
date QS:P571,+1885-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Dimensions height: 4 in (10.1 cm); width: 8 in (20.3 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,4U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,8U218593
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
University of Washington: Special Collections
Accession number
2556
Source
English: Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection
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AWC3402

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