Model Totem Pole Item Number: 2.5E1057 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Automatically Generated From Material
The paint is red and blue.
Exhibit Label
Cat: Model totem pole of red cedar on wooden base in Tlingit or Tsmshian style. Upper figure is bird (eagle?) clutching a human in it talons . Formline designs decorate the wings; the predominant color is blue which is badly faded. The beak has broken off and has been mended. The human figure lies horizontally, facing outward, being clutched by its left side. The next figure is a bear face with ears and forepaws depicted. Again the predominant color is blue (faded) with red in the eye sockets. Below the bear is another animal face (seal?) with the same coloring as the bear. This face is on a cylindrical shape which is part of the pole. The pole has been nailed to a square wooden base 2 cm. high x 12.2 cm. wide x 10 cm deep. The pole is not stable and the paint is badly faced. Made for sale in the early 20th century. The pole is carved from a half cylinder form, with the back being partially hollowed out.
Item History
- Received from Museum of History and Industry
What
- Name
- Model Totem Pole
- Identification Number
- 2.5E1057
- Type of Item
- model totem pole
- Material
- cedar wood and paint
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and painted
- Overall
- height 62.0 cm, width 11.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Northwest Coast
- Received from
- Museum of History and Industry
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
Other
- Credit
- Gift of Museum of History and Industry
- Motif
- Formline | Bird | Bear | Human
- Collection
- Burke Museum Ethnology Collection