Totem Pole

Item number 1927.249 from the MAA: University of Cambridge.

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Description

Small totem pole composed of an owl (possibly) at the top, a frog and a bear.

Context

The original European tribal names and, where possible, current tribal names have both been given in separate GLT fields.; The style and subject matter of this object conforms to those of the Fourth Period, 1910- onwards (although I think contemporary argillite carving should have a separate period). During this period argillite carving was typified by small curio items, such as small totem poles, inkwell, bookends, etc. and reflected the near demise of Haida art, and its transformation into an externally oriented commodity. This state of affairs has changed with Haida culture and art undergoing a linked revival and strengthening of position vis-a-vis the Provincial and Federal Governments (G.Crowther). (The time periods of argillite carving are derived from Carol Sheehan' s Pipes That Won' t Smoke; Coal That Won' t Burn; Haida Sculpture in Argillite, 1981, Glenbow Museum: Calgary, and Peter Macnair and Alan Hoover' s The Magic Leaves, 1984, British Columbian Provincial Museum: Victoria.); Collected by: ?Deanland. Canon in ?1906