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TOTEM POLES OF THE GITKSAN, UPPER SKEENA RIVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA. BARBEAU, MARIUS, 12, 1973, Publisher: FACSIMILE EDITION (ORIG DATE 1929), NATIONAL MUSEUM OF CANADA
Model wooden totem pole. Carved figures from bottom to top: frog, beaver, killer whale(?), eagle, [unknown figure], frog, [bear/wolf/sea lion], eagle with an eaglet in front. The back of the pole is plain with a single metal tack.
Model wooden totem pole. Figures, from bottom to top: 'Split Face' with three downwards-facing fish between, downwards facing sea bird, and a mythological creature with wings open and down to the side. Designs are painted in black, dark green and taupe. Back is plain, with a single metal eye bolt for mounting.
TOTEM POLES OF THE GITKSAN, UPPER SKEENA RIVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA. BARBEAU, MARIUS, 12, 1973, Publisher: FACSIMILE EDITION (ORIG DATE 1929), NATIONAL MUSEUM OF CANADA
NORTHERN HAIDA MASTER CARVERS. WRIGHT, ROBIN K., 2001, Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON PRESS
Model totem pole. Pole is carved from wood, left mainly natural colour, with facial features highlighted in red and black paint. At centre is a large bear with prominent snout, tongue emerging between canine teeth. Bear is in a sitting position, a small human-like figure held in front with the bear's claws on his shoulders; the figure’s hands sit on the claws, his mask-like face just above. At the top of the pole a small wolf face emerges between the bear’s ears, with a leg carved at each side. Back of the pole is unpainted and hollowed out.
Wooden model pole featuring, from bottom to top; a bear holding an upside down frog, a beaver, a wolf, a frog and a bear holding its long tongue with hands. At very top there is a bear crouched over the top of two watchmen. The wood is stained (unpainted).