Totem pole model

Museum number:
2-45356
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2747
Description:
Carved and painted wood totem pole model; top half is bird with recurved beak, black and white exterior pigmentation, also red, yellow, and light blue pigment used; fish below; bottom half is a seated bear. Written in back in ink is: "Eli T (? ) Metlakatla Alaska".
Donor:
Harold J. Murphy
Collection place:
New Metlakatla, Annette Island, Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Borough
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Annette Island; New Metlakatla
Culture or time period:
Tsimshian
Maker or artist:
Eli T
Collector:
Harold J. Murphy
Collection date:
1945-1971
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works), Models (representations), Sculpture (visual works), and Totem poles
Accession date:
1971
Context of use:
Tourist curio.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 12.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Totem pole model, accession number 2-45356, described as Carved and painted wood totem pole model; top half is bird with recurved beak, black and white exterior pigmentation, also red, yellow, and light blue pigment used; fish below; bottom half is a seated bear. Written in back in ink is: "Eli T (? ) Metlakatla Alaska".Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Totem pole model, accession number 2-45356, described as Carved and painted wood totem pole model; top half is bird with recurved beak, black and white exterior pigmentation, also red, yellow, and light blue pigment used; fish below; bottom half is a seated bear. Written in back in ink is: "Eli T (? ) Metlakatla Alaska".Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Totem pole model, accession number 2-45356, described as Carved and painted wood totem pole model; top half is bird with recurved beak, black and white exterior pigmentation, also red, yellow, and light blue pigment used; fish below; bottom half is a seated bear. Written in back in ink is: "Eli T (? ) Metlakatla Alaska".
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Totem pole model, accession number 2-45356, described as Carved and painted wood totem pole model; top half is bird with recurved beak, black and white exterior pigmentation, also red, yellow, and light blue pigment used; fish below; bottom half is a seated bear. Written in back in ink is: "Eli T (? ) Metlakatla Alaska".Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Totem pole model, accession number 2-45356, described as Carved and painted wood totem pole model; top half is bird with recurved beak, black and white exterior pigmentation, also red, yellow, and light blue pigment used; fish below; bottom half is a seated bear. Written in back in ink is: "Eli T (? ) Metlakatla Alaska".Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Totem pole model, accession number 2-45356, described as Carved and painted wood totem pole model; top half is bird with recurved beak, black and white exterior pigmentation, also red, yellow, and light blue pigment used; fish below; bottom half is a seated bear. Written in back in ink is: "Eli T (? ) Metlakatla Alaska".

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