Model Paddle Item Number: A7463 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small wood paddle. On one side, there is a totem pole design on a textured ground. The totem pole has the following from bottom to top: a bear ? with a fish in its mouth, a downward facing animal, and a bird. The other side has a horn style spoon incised. The handle is incised with linear patterns with the names of 'Wrangell' and 'Alaska', respectively. The handle has a horizontal rectangular finial.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada ?
- Collected before 1900
- Owned by A. D. MacFarlane
- Owned by Edward F. Meade before May 1961
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Edward F. Meade (Seller) during May 1961
What
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit ? or Tsimshian ?
- Previous Owner
- A. D. MacFarlane and Edward F. Meade
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Edward F. Meade (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada ?
When
- Collection Date
- before 1900
- Ownership Date
- before May 1961
- Acquisition Date
- during May 1961
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 42
- Accession Number
- 0050/0016