Argillite Totem-Pole Model Item Number: E13146-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM CARD: "SEE ALSO CATALOGUE CARD FOR 13145. INVENTORIED 1980." Old labels glued onto back of totem pole model identify some of motifs as (from top) bear, wolf, and sea lion.The accession record lists "3 pieces stone carving by Haida Indians of Queen Charlotte Island B.C." as part of this accession. This object may be one of those pieces.
Item History
- Made in Washington, USA ? or British Columbia, Canada ?
- Collected by James G. Swan in Washington, USA ? or British Columbia, Canada ?
- Received during 1874
What
- Name
- Argillite Totem-Pole Model
- Identification Number
- E13146-0
- Type of Item
- crest column model
Who
- Culture
- Haida ?
- Field Collector
- James G. Swan
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Washington, USA ? or British Columbia, Canada ?
- Collected in
- Washington, USA ? or British Columbia, Canada ?
When
- Acquisition Date
- during 1874
Other
- Accession Number
- 003284