Slate Totem-Pole Model Item Number: E88981-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "Bear, raven, and beaver motifs." Illus. Pl. 305, p. 384 and described p. 410 in Barbeau, Charles Marius. 1953. Haida myths illustrated in argillite carvings. [Ottawa]: Dept. of Resources and Development, National Parks Branch, National Museum of Canada. Identified as (from top), beaver, raven, bear, and attributed by Henry Young to John Robison (a.k.a. John Robson) of Skidegate.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected by James G. Swan in British Columbia, Canada
- Received on December 21, 1883
What
- Name
- Slate Totem-Pole Model
- Identification Number
- E88981-0
- Type of Item
- crest column model
Who
- Culture
- Haida
- Field Collector
- James G. Swan
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- on December 21, 1883
Other
- Accession Number
- 013804