Model Totem Pole

Item number A2210 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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A model totem pole depicting a monster figure, a frog, a ghost figure, a killer whale, and a bird (from bottom to top). The monster figure at the bottom has rounded eyes, an upturned nose showing the vertical oval nostrils, and an open mouth showing eight side teeth and a tongue. The monster is sitting on its haunches. The frog is crouching downward with an open mouth showing teeth. The ghost figure has rounded diagonal oval eyes, an open mouth showing teeth, and hands resting at the front, from which an upward pointing triangular shape extends into the mouth. The killer whale has rounded oval eyes, an open mouth showing teeth, a spout hole, a small dorsal fin, and an upward and forward downward curving tail. The bird at the top has rounded eyes, a closed beak, and three vertical grooves along the forehead. The side wings are carved with three recessed u forms along the upper part and two more along the lower part downward to a plain tip. Nailed to a rectangular base.