Sitka Alaska-1977: Painted Animal Design on the Raised End of a Ceremonial Canoe

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Year1977
Decade1970s
LocationSitka, Alaska, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1977 · Sitka, Alaska, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1977 · Sitka & Alaska · Reel c71fa18a contains 5 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

Tlingit cultural display
Northwest Coast art
ceremonial watercraft
painted animal imagery
visitor observation
Sitka travel
public display

Shot type: close-up
Camera: handheld · zoom · Side view with a slightly upward angle toward the raised canoe end
Setting: outdoor · Landscaped outdoor canoe display with a lawn, trees, nearby building and distant mountains
Time and weather: daytime · undetermined · Overcast or hazy
Lighting: Soft diffuse daylight
People: 0 · No people visible.
Vehicles: ceremonial canoe on display
Landmarks: Tlingit Ceremonial Canoe at Harrigan Centennial Hall
Objects: painted wooden canoe · stylized animal design · display supports · vertical pole · utility pole · lawn · trees · gabled building
Colors: black · red · off-white · pale blue · muted green · violet
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: High

Moments in the footage

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A tight view shows the painted animal design across the canoe's curved side.
The framing widens to reveal more of the raised pointed end.
The support, lawn and gabled building become more apparent.
A vertical pole borders the right side as the decorated end remains central.

Painted Animal Design on the Raised End of a Ceremonial... — Clip Details

Sitka, Alaska, circa 1977 home movie footage shows the painted raised end of a Tlingit ceremonial canoe displayed outdoors. Black, red, white and pale blue shapes form a stylized animal design along the curved wooden side. The handheld view gradually widens to include the pointed end, its supports and a vertical pole at the right. Grass, trees, a gabled building and distant mountain slopes appear behind the display.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorHandheld
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003263

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People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1977 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Sitka, Alaska, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: This circa 1977 Sitka detail serves documentary and museum requests for period views of a Tlingit ceremonial canoe and its painted decoration.
Period detail: The painted wooden display and surrounding streetscape are compatible with circa 1977, although no visible dated object narrows the estimate.
Home-movie behavior: The visitor holds attention on the animal design while gradually widening the handheld framing to include the raised end and its surroundings.
What appears in frame: The view contains a curved painted hull, stylized animal features, dark supports, grass, trees, a gabled building and distant mountain slopes.
Film character: Soft projected detail, muted colors, a violet cast, grain and passing dark looping marks retain the texture of the small-gauge film transfer.
Edit role: Use it as a cultural detail insert or a quiet cutaway between broader Sitka street and waterfront views.
Historical context: The checked identification connects this outdoor display with the Tlingit ceremonial canoe outside Harrigan Centennial Hall, whose marker records a commission in 1967.
Research note: Footage copyright is separate from rights in the painted artwork and any property permissions; no people or likenesses are visible in this shot.
Research search match: The shot answers searches for Sitka Tlingit ceremonial canoe decoration, circa 1977 Alaska home movies and Northwest Coast artwork on small-gauge film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's Sitka cathedral street view, then its fishing boats and passing ferry, followed by other circa 1977 Sitka views or canoe artwork details.

Still Frames From This Clip

Sitka, Alaska, circa 1977: a close view fills the frame with the Tlingit ceremonial canoe's painted animal design above a dark support. — Painted animal features cover the curved side of the displayed canoe.
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The Tlingit ceremonial canoe in Sitka, Alaska, circa 1977, shows an upward-curving painted end with a gabled building in the background. — The diagonal hull frames a large painted eye and contrasting colored shapes.
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Sitka, Alaska, circa 1977: the pointed end of the Tlingit ceremonial canoe rises above its support, with trees and a building beyond. — The wider framing reveals the full tip of the raised canoe end.
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A wider circa 1977 view in Sitka, Alaska, places the painted Tlingit ceremonial canoe end beside a vertical pole against trees and pale sky. — A vertical pole borders the raised end as the view opens onto the surrounding lawn.
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