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Model Totem Pole

MOA: University of British Columbia

3260/27

Carved argillite model pole with a flat rectangular base. Figures from base to top: a bear holding a whale’s tail with both hands in front; a raven holding a fish in its mouth; a frog holding an upside down human body with both hands at top. Artist’s inscription on back.

  • Type of Item totem pole
  • Culture Haida
  • Material argillite stone
  • Measurements height 21.8 cm, width 6.1 cm, depth 6.8 cm (overall)
  • Creator John Cross
  • Previous Owner Elspeth McConnell
  • Received from Elspeth McConnell
  • Made in Skidegate
  • Creation Date before 1939
  • Ownership Date before August 12, 2017
  • Acquisition Date on August 12, 2017
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3260/0027

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