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Object Number
45-28-10/27705
Display Title
Carved argillite miniature pole
Descriptions
Object Description
Slate house totem - top figure represents kingfisher holding a wolf fish; bottom figure is the great beaver totem
Inventory Description
Sculpture, totem pole carved from argilite, abstract animal motifs
Classification
- Sculpture
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
Hoonah–Angoon Census Area
/
Chichagof Island
/
Hoonah
Additional Geographic Terms
Alaska, Southeastern
Materials
Argillite
Dimensions
Overall: 22.5 x 3.2 x 5.3 cm (8 7/8 x 1 1/4 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
45-28-10/27705; 1350 / 6 / #### / ####; 7
Credit Line
Gift of Samuel Cabot, 1945
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Samuel Cabot
(Unknown)
Donor
Dr. Samuel Cabot
(05/24/1945 or 08/13/1945)
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