Totem-Pole Model Item Number: E74747-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "Base - A, body - B, cap - C."From collector's label attached to artifact: "#70 [#]5 Totem pole. Bella Bella B.C. J.G. Swan, Pt. Townsend, W.T. Dec 1 1884."Ian Reid (Heiltsuk) of the delegation from Bella Bella, Bella Coola and Rivers Inlet communities of British Columbia made the following comments during the Recovering Voices Community Research Visit May 20th - 24th, 2013. The wood is all from the same yellow cedar tree. This is actually another talking stick.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected by James G. Swan in British Columbia, Canada
- Received on February 2, 1885
What
- Name
- Totem-Pole Model
- Identification Number
- E74747-0
- Type of Item
- crest column model
Who
- Culture
- Bella Bella (Heiltsuk)
- 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 February 2, 1885
Other
- Accession Number
- 015690