Model Totem Pole
MOA: University of British Columbia
3325/2
Model wooden totem pole. Carved figures from bottom to top: frog, beaver, killer whale(?), eagle, [unknown figure], frog, [bear/wolf/sea lion], eagle with an eaglet in front. The back of the pole is plain with a single metal tack.
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Narrative
Identified by Christopher Smith as Ditidaht, in an early style.
- Type of Item totem pole
- Culture Ditidaht
- Material alder wood, paint, metal
- Measurements height 96.0 cm, width 6.0 cm, depth 10.0 cm (overall)
- Previous Owner Elizabeth Fletcher
- Received from Elizabeth Fletcher
- Made in Vancouver Island
- Creation Date between 1900 and 1920
- Ownership Date before November 5, 2018
- Acquisition Date on November 5, 2018
- Condition good
- Accession Number 3325/0002


