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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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