Model Totem Pole
Item number A8122 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
A model totem pole model depicting a beaver, a killer whale, and a bird (from bottom to top). The beaver's black eyes are surrounded by a dark green area and is painted with a red mouth and a black body. The killer whale's black eyes are surrounded by a dark green area, a red mouth, and a black body that has a green dorsal fin, and three red dots along either top side of its back. There are two black eyes surrounded by a dark green area in between the killer whale and the bird. The bird's black eyes are surrounded by a blue-green area with black brows above and a yellow beak. The wings, kept close to the body, each have two feather sections painted dark green and red outlined with black.
Item History
- Made by George Nelson ? (Maker) in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada before 1962
- Collected between 1950 and 1962
- Owned by Keen Estate
- Owned by Edith Bevan Cross before July 30, 1962
- Received from Edith Bevan Cross (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) on July 30, 1962
What
- Name
- Model Totem Pole
- Identification Number
- A8122
- Type of Item
- totem pole
- Material
- wood and paint
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and painted
- Overall
- height 92.0 cm, width 17.0 cm, depth 14.3 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Creator
- George Nelson ? (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Keen Estate and Edith Bevan Cross
- Received from
- Edith Bevan Cross (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
When
- Creation Date
- before 1962
- Collection Date
- between 1950 and 1962
- Ownership Date
- before July 30, 1962
- Acquisition Date
- on July 30, 1962
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 22
- Accession Number
- 0081/0088
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