Chief Kyan totem pole was carved by Israel Shotridge and raised in 1993 in Ketchikan. It represents a crane, the Thunderbird and the Brown Bear, which

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Chief Kyan totem pole was carved by Israel Shotridge and raised in 1993 in Ketchikan. It represents a crane, the Thunderbird and the Brown Bear, which was the house crest for the Tlingit Chief Kyan

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Size: 3072px × 4608px
Location: Ketchikan, Alaska
Photo credit: © Alexandre ROSA / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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