Story Pole
Item Number:
2014-16/1
from the
The Burke: University of Washington
Item History
Made by
William Shelton
Received from
Freeport Park District
What
Name
Story Pole
Identification Number
2014-16/1
Type of Item
story pole
Material
red cedar wood
and
acrylic paint
Manufacturing Technique
carved
and
painted
Overall
length 444.0 in
Who
Culture
Snohomish
and
Tulalip Reservation
Creator
William Shelton
Received from
Freeport Park District
Where
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
Other
Credit
Gift of Freeport Park District
Motif
Eagle | Man | Bear | Wolf | Beaver (Animal) | Chief | Whale
Collection
Burke Museum Ethnology Collection