Alaska: Wrangell Cooperative Association Completes Shakes Island Totem Pole Condition Survey

Alaska: Wrangell Cooperative Association Completes Shakes Island Totem Pole Condition Survey   The Shakes Island totem poles, which largely date from 1939-1940, are showing their age.   Earlier this month, the Wrangell Cooperative Association (WCA) brought in expert Steven Brown to assess the condition of the Shakes Island totem poles. Several poles need full replication and the life of the remainder, except for the Eagle and Three Frogs totems, can be extended only another 20 years with...

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