Slate Totem-Pole Model Item Number: E88990-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "Beaver, raven and dog fish motifs." Illus. Pl. 302, p. 382 and described p. 389-392 and 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) shark, raven, beaver. Collected at 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
- E88990-0
- 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