Slate Totem Pole Item Number: E395517-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "Of black fine grained slate, slightly concave plain back, 3 animal figures carved in relief on front - one with speckled belly on bottom, surmounted by a beaver with cross-hatched tail and carrying logs in arms, topped by a raven. Donor collected this and next 1890 and considered them contemporary, but are well done and polished."
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected by Rev. John M. Cooper in British Columbia, Canada
- Received from Catholic University Of America on July 6, 1956
What
- Name
- Slate Totem Pole
- Identification Number
- E395517-0
- Type of Item
- crest column model
Who
- Culture
- Haida
- Field Collector
- Rev. John M. Cooper
- Received from
- Catholic University Of America
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- on July 6, 1956
Other
- Accession Number
- 211312