Totem pole model. Painted red, blue, black; top to bottom: mosquito, probably a supernatural bear (Hootz), otter. Deals with origin myth of Mosquito clan--see acc. envelope.
Donor:
James P. Heath, Phyllis Heath Walker, and Ruth Mary Heath
Collection place:
Sitka, Baranof Island, Sitka Borough
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Alexander Archipelago; Sitka
Culture or time period:
Tsimshian
Collector:
Harold Heath
Collection date:
1903
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works), Models (representations), Sculpture (visual works), and Totem poles
Accession date:
1964
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 48 centimeters
Loans:
S1967-1968 #52: Fine Arts Patrons of Newport Harbor (December 28, 1967–March 19, 1968) and S1974-1975 #81: Mt. Diablo Unified School District (April 15, 1975–June 11, 1976)