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Tommy Joseph
See: Clothing & Regalia
● Masks & Helmets
 Tommy
Joseph is of the Eagle Moiety, Kaagwaantaan Clan. He has been actively
engaged in Northwest Coast carving since the 1980s as an instructor,
interpreter, demonstrator and as a commissioned artist.
He has produced a wide range of artwork including 35-foot
totems, smaller house posts, intricately carved and inlaid masks and a wide
range of bentwood containers. He also has replicated Tlingit ceremonial
at.oow (treasured objects) and armor.
Since the early 1990s, he has been in charge of the carving
shop at the Southeast Alaska Indian Cultural Center in Sitka, demonstrating
and interpreting Northwest Coast art for the many thousands of tourists who
visit during the summer months. In addition, he has been employed by the
National Park Service to restore and replicate some pieces in the Park's
extensive collection of totem poles.
Recent totem pole commissions include:
| 2004-2005 |
20-foot
pole for Shee Atika Inc., Sitka
20-foot pole for Sitka Community Schools, Sitka
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| 2002 |
4-foot
crest pole, Pennsylvania
8-foot crest pole, Sitka
15-foot reproduction house post, Sitka
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| 2001 |
35-foot
Haa Kuteeya (Raven), Petersburg
17-foot crest pole, Petersburg
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| 2000 |
35-foot
Haa Kuteeya (Eagle), Petersburg
10-foot pole, private collector, Anchorage
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| 1999 |
35-foot
Kiks.adi K'alyaan Memorial Pole, Kiks.adi Clan, Sitka
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| 1998 |
15-foot
reproduction Chief Saanheit house post, National Park Service,
Sitka
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| 1997 |
10-foot
Strongman pole, Alaska Indian Cultural Center, Sitka
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| 1996 |
35-foot
Haa leelk'u Kaa sta heeni deiyi (Indian River) pole,
Sitka Clans, Sitka
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| 1994 |
20-foot
pole, Veterans Administration, Anchorage
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| 1992 |
20-foot
pole, private collection, Sitka
15-foot pole, private collection, Sitka
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| 1991 |
5-foot
pole, private collection Iowa |
Other commissions:
| 1999 |
35-foot
traditional Tlingit canoe |
| 1997 |
4-foot
model canoe for Moore House, Skagway |
| 1996 |
Shaman
reburial bentwood box, Sitka |
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