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Object Number 31-63-10/K93
Display Title Miniature totem pole; whale swallowing a man
Descriptions
Object Description Miniature totem pole; whale swallowing a man
Inventory Description Sculpture, human emerging from whale, black and red painted
Classification
  • Sculpture
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Haida?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia / Queen Charlotte Islands
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 38 x 8.7 x 7.6 cm (14 15/16 x 3 7/16 x 3 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 31-63-10/K93; 58
Provenance
Collector Father of Frederic H. Curtiss (?)
Donor Mrs. Frederic H. Curtiss (1931)
Donor Mr. Frederic H. Curtiss (1931)

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