- Date:
- March 01, 1892
- Original Format:
- Photographic Print
- Item#:
- MES13993
Death of Chief Kowee
Kowee was an Auk Tlingit Native American from Admiralty Island, Alaska who helped to discover gold near Juneau. Here Kowee's body has been readied for cremation with his face painted. The fancy trunk at left is his coffin.