Miniature Slate Totem Pole Item Number: E395516-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "Gift of Mr. Deasy, 1925. Flat backed, black slate, on rectangular base, carved into 3 relief figures - at bottom a long tongued man surmounted by a frog-faced man holding a half-moon on knees and topped by a vulture [sic]. Not well polished."
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
- Miniature Slate Totem Pole
- Identification Number
- E395516-0
- 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