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Object Number 995-29-10/73515
Display Title Carved totem pole
Descriptions
Object Description Carved totem pole. Black carved rectangular wood base with zoomorphic face outlined in green, red, and white. Pole is black with stylized figures outlined in green, red, and white. Figures from base to top include: seated man in the belly of a large raven with pointed bill and large wings, raven's ears contain zoomorphic figures; full bodied bear with large tongue holding a man in front of it; a second bear with a large tongue with a man holding a bird in front of him, bear's ears contain a man's head. A zoomorphic figure with paws sits on a column on the top of the pole.
Inventory Description Sculpture, carved and painted totem pole, zoomorphic figures
Classification
  • Sculpture
Department Ethnographic
Date 1940-1949
Culture
  • Northwest Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 96.5 x 16.5 x 17 cm (38 x 6 1/2 x 6 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73515; NW 4 $145. S3
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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