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Object Number
986-26-10/60060
Display Title
Totem pole
Descriptions
Object Description
Totempole. Extends up from the back of a roosting bird (raven?), then a fish (salmon?) fold upward along the pole. Next is a bear with its arms and knees folded in front, with another bear attached at the top in a similiar gesture, made of darker wood. Eyes, mouth, and other features are etched into the wood.
Inventory Description
Carved wood totempole, small, 2 bears and 1 fish resting on bird, painted
Classification
- Raw Material
- Carving
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Washington
Materials
Wood, Paint
Dimensions
Overall: 26 x 11 x 44 cm (10 1/4 x 4 5/16 x 17 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
986-26-10/60060
Provenance
Collector
Unknown
(?)
Donor
Betty B. McAndrew
(1986)
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