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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
/
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
/
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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