Slate Totem Pole Item Number: E395518-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "Collected in 1890 by Prof. H. Hyvernat. Same as 395,517, with six figures carved in relief on front - probably a bear with a man between knees on bottom, surmounted by same animal with fish in its mouth and topped by raven with a frog in its beak. Specimen broken and repaired at the top."
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected by Rev. John M. Cooper in British Columbia, Canada
- Received from Catholic University Of America on July 6, 1956
What
- Name
- Slate Totem Pole
- Identification Number
- E395518-0
- Type of Item
- crest column model
Who
- Culture
- Haida
- Field Collector
- Rev. John M. Cooper
- Received from
- Catholic University Of America
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- on July 6, 1956
Other
- Accession Number
- 211312