The Sheldon Jackson Museum August 2025 artifact of the month is a Tlingit miniature totem pole (SJ-I-A-461). The totem pole was carved by Tlingit artist Abner Johnson, a well-known carver from Aangóon (Angoon), a village on Admiralty Island, and traditional home to the Xootsnoowu Kwaan or “fortress of brown bears” people.
