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Object Number
88-51-10/50488
Display Title
Miniature totem pole with base
Descriptions
Object Description
Miniature totem pole with base, in two parts
Inventory Description
Sculpture, carved and painted totem pole with base, stacked zoomorphic motifs
Classification
- Sculpture
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bella Bella
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
British Columbia
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 80.6 x 9.2 x 6.5 cm (31 3/4 x 3 5/8 x 2 9/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
88-51-10/50488; 74789 [crossed out] / By Col # / Swan; #72 7 / Totem Pole / Bel
Provenance
Collector
James G. Swan
(1884)
Donor
Smithsonian Institution
(1888)
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