Totem Pole Item Number: 1884.68.52 from the Pitt Rivers Museum
Notes Recorded During Mapping
item is from the Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
Item History
- Made in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada ? or Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada ?
- Collected by Frederick Dally
- Owned
- Received from Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers during 1884
What
- Name
- Totem Pole
- Identification Number
- 1884.68.52
- Type of Item
- totem pole
- Material
- argillite stone
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved
- Overall
- height 425.0 mm
Who
- Culture
- Haida
- Creator
- “Unknown” ?
- Field Collector
- Frederick Dally
- Previous Owner
- “Frederick Dally. Pitt Rivers sent this object to Bethnal Green Museum for display, as part of the first batch of objects sent there, probably in 1874. This object was listed in the Delivery Catalogue as having been transferred from South Kensington Museum in 1884” ?
- Received from
- Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers
Where
- Holding Institution
- Pitt Rivers Museum
- Made in
- Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada ? or Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada ?
When
- Acquisition Date
- during 1884
Other
- Keyword
- Totem Pole; Model; Reproduction; Animal Figure
- Class
- Figure; Reproduction; Insignia; Model; Dwelling; Trade