Model Totem Pole Item Number: A6021 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Pole with a bird, a bear, a serpent, and a transforming frog from top to bottom. Pole is painted overall; base is a rectangle with rounded ends.
Item History
- Made by Frederick Alexcee (Maker) in Port Simpson, British Columbia, Canada and Lax Kw'alaams, British Columbia, Canada before 1939
- Owned by Florence Fyfe-Smith before 1957
- Received from Florence Fyfe-Smith (Donor) during 1957
What
- Name
- Model Totem Pole
- Identification Number
- A6021
- Type of Item
- totem pole
- Material
- wood, paint and metal
- Overall
- height 56.4 cm, width 14.2 cm, depth 8.1 cm
Who
- Culture
- Tsimshian
- Creator
- Frederick Alexcee (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Florence Fyfe-Smith
- Received from
- Florence Fyfe-Smith (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Port Simpson, British Columbia, Canada and Lax Kw'alaams, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1939
- Ownership Date
- before 1957
- Acquisition Date
- during 1957
Other
- Condition
- fair