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Object Number 56-32-10/35385
Display Title Miniature totem pole (11 1/2" high), thunderbird-eagle-wolf
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carving, wood, polychrome paint, zoomorphic figures, 1 winged
Classification
  • Carving
Department Ethnographic
Artist Eli Tait
Culture
  • Northwest Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / <County> / Metlakatla
Materials Wood, Paint
Dimensions Overall: 28.1 x 8.9 x 7.6 cm (11 1/16 x 3 1/2 x 3 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 56-32-10/35385 & Sold & Thunder Bird/Eagle/Wolf/Kian totem/of Ketchikan/Alaska/E
Provenance
Collector Commander Robert Coddington Jewell (1940)
Intermediary Mrs. Robert Coddington Jewell (1956)

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