Model Totem Pole Item Number: A2537 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Walrus ivory model pole carved from a tusk, with three figures: a raven, a human holding a knife, and a human holding a fish in his mouth. All figures have circle in tapering oval eyes with a split u brow above. The raven's closed beak curves downward with the claws below. The side wings have an ovoid in ovoid along the upper portion while the lower portion has a pair of split u's with a u form that has an oval within. Both humans are in crouching position. The human in the middle has a closed mouth and the knife has a profile head finial at the end of the handle. The human on the bottom has an open mouth showing six upper teeth, with the tail of the fish in his mouth. On a square rounded base.