Totem pole model

Museum number:
2-4621
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020004621
Alternate number:
x-1017 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Weathered alder (?) wood; painted red, blue, and black; 3 carved figures.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Port Simpson, British Columbia, Canada
Verbatim coll. place:
Canada; British Columbia; Port Simpson
Culture or time period:
Coast Tsimshian
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works), Models (representations), Sculpture (visual works), and Totem poles
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 112 centimeters
Comment:
Remarks: Charles Brown said ridged noses on pole's figures is a Haida trait.
Loans:
S1945-1946 #4: Winfield Scott Wellington (March 11, 1946–October 28, 1955) and S1962-1963 #11: Children's Hospital, Orinda (September 13, 1962–September 17, 1962)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Totem pole model, accession number 2-4621, described as Weathered alder (?) wood; painted red, blue, and black; 3 carved figures.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Totem pole model, accession number 2-4621, described as Weathered alder (?) wood; painted red, blue, and black; 3 carved figures.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Totem pole model, accession number 2-4621, described as Weathered alder (?) wood; painted red, blue, and black; 3 carved figures.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Totem pole model, accession number 2-4621, described as Weathered alder (?) wood; painted red, blue, and black; 3 carved figures.

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