Totem Pole Item Number: 1901.39.1 from the Pitt Rivers Museum
Notes Recorded During Mapping
This item was acquired from Edward Burnett Tylor via R.H. Hall and an unnamed agent, both of the Hudson's Bay Company.
Item History
- Made by Albert Edward Edenshaw ? in British Columbia Haida Gwaii Massett Star House, Canada
- Owned by Edward Burnett Tylor, R.H. Hall and Hudson's Bay Company
- Received from Edward Burnett Tylor during 1901
What
- Name
- Totem Pole
- Identification Number
- 1901.39.1
- Type of Item
- totem pole
- Material
- cedar wood and pigment
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and painted
- Overall
- height 11360.0 mm
Who
- Culture
- Haida
- Creator
- Albert Edward Edenshaw ?
- Previous Owner
- Edward Burnett Tylor, R.H. Hall and Hudson's Bay Company
- Received from
- Edward Burnett Tylor
Where
- Holding Institution
- Pitt Rivers Museum
- Made in
- British Columbia Haida Gwaii Massett Star House, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- during 1901
Other
- Keyword
- Totem Pole; Status Object; Ceremonial Object
- Class
- Insignia; Status; Ceremonial