Carving In Black Slate Totems Item Number: E23341-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM CARD: "TOTEMS." FROM 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY EXHIBIT LABEL WITH CARD: "MODEL OF TOTEM POST.--A SLATE COLUMN, ORNAMENTED WITH CARVED TOTEMIC DESIGNS. HEIGHT, 16 INCHES; DIAMETER, 2 3/4 INCHES. HAIDA INDIANS (SKITTAGETAN STOCK), PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND, ALASKA. 23,341. COLLECTED BY JAMES G. SWAN."
Item History
- Made in Prince Of Wales Island, Alaska, USA
- Collected by James G. Swan in Prince Of Wales Island, Alaska, USA
- Received during 1876
What
- Name
- Carving In Black Slate Totems
- Identification Number
- E23341-0
- Type of Item
- crest column model
Who
- Culture
- Haida
- Field Collector
- James G. Swan
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Prince Of Wales Island, Alaska, USA
- Collected in
- Prince Of Wales Island, Alaska, USA
When
- Acquisition Date
- during 1876
Other
- Accession Number
- 005260