Model Totem Pole

Item number A6603 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Description

Totem pole model featuring a squatting man holding seal, top has salmon and eagle with outstretched wings. Painted in colours of green, red and black. Signed: Charlie James, Alert Bay. Has piece of printed paper attached to the underside of the base. Pole is secured to the base by two nails.

Item History

What

Name
Model Totem Pole
Identification Number
A6603
Type of Item
totem pole
Material
wood, paint, metal, paper and ink
Manufacturing Technique
carved and painted
Overall
height 33.7 cm, width 24.8 cm, depth 7.0 cm

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Collected in
'Yalis (Alert Bay), British Columbia, Canada

Who

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Creator
Charlie James (Maker)
Previous Owner
B. H. Weare and Lanning Family
Received from
Lanning Family (Donor)

When

Creation Date
before 1938
Ownership Date
before August 1961
Acquisition Date
during August 1961

Other

Condition
good
Current Location
Case 22
Accession Number
2280/0002
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