Description

Painted model pole carved with (top to bottom) eagle, man, bear, whale; on a rectangular wooden base. The eagle has separately carved and attached wings (part b) spread out to its side. The man wears a Plains-style bonnet and is seated with arms held together in front of his body. The black bear is in an upright seated position. It has it's teeth bared, and tongue out. In its paws it holds the head of a canine-type creature. The grey whale faces downwards with its tail flipped up and curled under the bear. All three fins have been carved separately and attached.