Model Totem Pole Item Number: A8768 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Model totem pole painted with green, black, yellow and red. From top to bottom: thunderbird, killer whale and human-like figure holding a baton(?). Profile of man wearing a feather headdress painted on front below the human-like figure. Figures are secured onto a rectangular base with nails.
Narrative
Raley catalogue lists it as a "West Coast Totem: Thunder bird with head at the bottom; modern, painted."
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada before 1948
- Collected between 1893 and 1934
- Owned by George H. Raley before November 1948
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and George H. Raley (Seller) during November 1948
What
- Name
- Model Totem Pole
- Identification Number
- A8768
- Type of Item
- totem pole
- Material
- wood, paint and metal
- Overall
- height 83.8 cm, width 34.3 cm, depth 10.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth ?
- Previous Owner
- George H. Raley
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and George H. Raley (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1948
- Collection Date
- between 1893 and 1934
- Ownership Date
- before November 1948
- Acquisition Date
- during November 1948
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1960/0562