"Amos Wallace"

For decades, the kootéeyaa lived inside the U.S. Forest Service office in Juneau. But on Saturday it was rededicated to its new home inside the visitor center.

For the son of the man who carved the pole 57 years ago, the accident was a reminder of what the piece means to him — and to his father’s legacy. 

Wallace has photographed every Celebration since it began in 1982.

A Juneau photographer has donated a large collection of his father’s work to a Southeast Alaska cultural group. The archive documents the career of Amos Wallace, a nationally known Tlingit carver. It will be used to teach a new generation of artists about traditional – and more recent – techniques.