Totem pole model

Museum number:
2-50162
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020050162
Accession number:
Acc.2856
Description:
Miniature wood; plywood wings and base; painted faces, symbols; wings have red painted arrows.
Donor:
Gertrude F. Hess
Collection place:
Great Plains, North America
Verbatim coll. place:
Made by Sioux Indians for tourists; purchased at Lassen Park Lodge
Culture or time period:
Dakota
Collector:
Gertrude F. Hess
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works), Miniature (size attribute), Models (representations), Sculpture (visual works), and Totem poles
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1972
Context of use:
Gift. For tourists.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 10 centimeters and length 13.3 centimeters
Loans:
S1975-1976 #9: Palo Alto Cultural Center (November 1974–unknown)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Totem pole model, accession number 2-50162, described as Miniature wood; plywood wings and base; painted faces, symbols; wings have red painted arrows.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Totem pole model, accession number 2-50162, described as Miniature wood; plywood wings and base; painted faces, symbols; wings have red painted arrows.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Totem pole model, accession number 2-50162, described as Miniature wood; plywood wings and base; painted faces, symbols; wings have red painted arrows.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Totem pole model, accession number 2-50162, described as Miniature wood; plywood wings and base; painted faces, symbols; wings have red painted arrows.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Totem pole model, accession number 2-50162, described as Miniature wood; plywood wings and base; painted faces, symbols; wings have red painted arrows.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Totem pole model, accession number 2-50162, described as Miniature wood; plywood wings and base; painted faces, symbols; wings have red painted arrows.

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