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Object Number
61-57-10/39167
Display Title
Slate totem pole (animals and ancestors combined)
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Carving, black stone totem pole, zoomorphic and human figures, square base, chip
Classification
- Carving
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1880 or earlier
Artist
Charles Edenshaw
Culture
- Haida
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
British Columbia
Materials
Argillite
Dimensions
Overall: 41.9 x 9.2 x 7.5 cm (16 1/2 x 3 5/8 x 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
61-57-10/39167
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Harold and Mrs. Florence Rome, 1961
Provenance
Collector
Harold Rome
Donor
Florence Rome
(12/27/1961)
Donor
Harold Rome
(12/27/1961)
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