Model Totem Pole Item Number: A2206 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Hollow model totem pole. Figures from top to bottom: Raven sitting on a box; Raven with some human elements; Raven in bird form. Colours are black, red, and green.
Narrative
The pole is a replica of the Tlingit Raven pole from Wrangell, Alaska, except that the model pole does not have the bottom human figure that is on the original pole.
Item History
- Made by Frederick Alexcee (Maker) in Port Simpson, British Columbia, Canada and Lax Kw'alaams, British Columbia, Canada before 1939
- Received from Unknown (Unknown)
What
Who
- Culture
- Tsimshian
- Creator
- Frederick Alexcee (Maker)
- Received from
- Unknown (Unknown)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Port Simpson, British Columbia, Canada and Lax Kw'alaams, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1939
Other
- Condition
- fair