Model Totem Pole Item Number: A5332 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

A model totem pole depicting a man with copper, a bear with a fish in its mouth, and a thunderbird (from bottom to top). The man's black eyes are surrounded by a mint green area with black brows above. He has a black moustache. He is painted with a bright blue upper garment. The copper that he is holding is painted with an upper section that has a circular face with its facial features painted black. The lower section of the copper is painted black with three double-pairs of upward pointing arrows with a vertical line down the middle. The bear's black eyes are surrounded by a mint green area with black brows above. The fish that is in its mouth is painted with an elaborate mint green, dark green, red, and black decoration. The thunderbird's black eyes are surrounded by a light blue area with black brows above and a red lined beak. The upswept wings each have five feather sections painted dark green and a lighter colour outlined with black. The chest has a face that has black eyes surrounded by a dark green area with black brows above.