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Totem pole
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
  • Carving
  • Raw Material
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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