Object name: Totem pole / Collection place: Skedans, Moresby Island, Queen Charlotte Islands / Culture or time period: North American cultures - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Totem pole, accession number 2-10723, described as Made of cedar painted red, black, white and blue. Meaning of carvings (top to bottom): 1) Three watchers (with dancing hats indicative of rank); 2) Toothed eagle, wife's crest; 3) Frog, wife's crest; 4) Mountain spirit/demon (ornamental filling); 5) Grizzly bear, owner's chief crest. Associated drawings and miniature mockup are associated with this number as well.