Model Totem Pole Item Number: 3405/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Carved and painted model wooden pole. Figures represented from top to bottom: large bird with a long beak and wings spread; downward-facing whale with tail fin curled up onto its back; large bird head with short beak; seated human-like figure; seated bird figure with wings at side. Pole has a grey square base with a silver-coloured bevelled edge.
Narrative
Passed down through the family, from Tom Fraser's grandfather. His grandfather said he received it from a chief for whom he had done some work.
Item History
- Made by Quatsino Hansen ? (Maker) in British Columbia, Canada between 1930 and 1940
- Owned by Thomas Fraser before September 24, 2019
- Received from Thomas Fraser (Donor) on September 24, 2019
What
- Name
- Model Totem Pole
- Identification Number
- 3405/1
- Type of Item
- totem pole
- Material
- wood, paint and adhesive
- Overall
- height 130.0 cm, width 49.0 cm, depth 23.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Creator
- Quatsino Hansen ? (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Thomas Fraser
- Received from
- Thomas Fraser (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- between 1930 and 1940
- Ownership Date
- before September 24, 2019
- Acquisition Date
- on September 24, 2019
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3405/0001