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December 27, 2016 at 2:17 pm #869321
WSaliveParticipantLooking for information regarding a Totem Pole that lived near Alaska Junction some time ago. (NOT the famous stolen and retrieved WS totem pole!)
This totem pole was (most likely) displayed for many years in front of a house-probably on 48th ave sw or 49th ave sw, just north of Alaska Junction.
My friend Donna bought the totem pole at auction a while ago. She was told the totem pole was previously sold as part of an estate sale, when that property changed hands. She is trying to find any information about the origins of the totem pole, the tribe that created it, the story it tells, and how it came to be where it was.
She is a retired teacher, and a DEAR woman, and still giving and teaching to this day. She would like to have the totem pole restored accurately and respectfully to the people who created it. She does not have a picture of it, as it is wrapped up and difficult for her to access to photograph.Do you know this totem pole? Or anything about it?
Or the family that lived in the house when the totem pole was present?
Thank you for your consideration!December 27, 2016 at 2:33 pm #869322
anonymeParticipantAre you positive that the pole was created by native people, and not a hobbyist? Even some very famous carvers, like Duane Pasco, are caucasian. It’s great that your friend wants to “do the right thing”, but the origins of the pole may not necessarily be tribal. Either way, it would be fascinating to know the history of the piece. Maybe a local expert could do an appraisal – sounds like a great “Antiques Roadshow” episode…! She could have a treasure.
December 27, 2016 at 3:21 pm #869323
miwsParticipantAlthough a little further north in the Admiral District, and on Palm Av rather than 48th/49th, might it be related to the home of Ye Olde Curiosity Shop founder Joseph Edward “Daddy” Standley?
If These Walls Could Talk: tour of the ‘Daddy’ Standley home
Mike
December 27, 2016 at 5:39 pm #869330
WSaliveParticipantThank you, anonyme.
I am not completely certain that totem is native piece- but that is most likely, as buyer is fairly savvy in rocks fossils artifacts old stuff, and would probably recognize the piece as older. (Of course, there are variables.)Thank you, miws. I was told area the totem was believed to be from was 48th or 49th around Oregon or Dakota st.
I’m not sure how that was determined, so I’ll check on target location.December 27, 2016 at 11:07 pm #869360
JanSParticipanthave you checked with the Southwest Historical Society? Maybe they have some information in their archives?
December 28, 2016 at 10:44 am #869386
WSaliveParticipantJanS, Thank you.
I have not, but that’s a good idea.December 31, 2016 at 11:20 am #869567
metrognomeParticipantit appears that the totem pole donated by Daddy Standley is not the pole you are looking for. The pole he donated in 1939 was the first of 3 poles erected at Belvedere Park.
http://seattlest.com/2010/09/07/retake_dont_steal_this_totem_pole.php#photo-4
However, Daddy decorated his home at California and Vine, and nicknamed ‘Totem Place,’ with totem poles. One of them may be the totem pole you are looking for.
a couple of other places to research: Burke Museum, the Museum of History and Industry, and Paul Dorpat’s “Now and Then” website (above).
good luck
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