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Kasaan Longhouse from the Beach
This totem pole and longhouse are located on the beach about a mile from the small village of Kasaan (population 39 in 2000) on Prince of Wales Island in southeastern Alaska. The longhouse houses 3 magnificent totem houseposts including one of Konakadet. (For an interior view see image nos. 0807008-193 and 0808009-053 in this gallery.) The boards protruding from the roof surround a hole for allowing smoke to escape from the fire pit in the center of the longhouse.