Totem Pole Figure Item Number: 2907/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rough unpainted carving of the head and neck of a long necked bird, detached from the front of a pole.
History Of Use
An archival image of a pole standing in the village of Kitsegukla (Gitsegukla) shows the bird attached to the front of a pole, in the second section up from the base. There are also two smaller birds visible on the pole below this one. The birds may represent grouse? The fragment, as it came to the museum, only consists of the upper neck and head of the bird.
Item History
- Made in Kitsegukla, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Diane Wood before August 22, 2011
- Received from Diane Wood (Donor) on August 22, 2011
What
Who
- Culture
- Gitxsan
- Previous Owner
- Diane Wood
- Received from
- Diane Wood (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Kitsegukla, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before August 22, 2011
- Acquisition Date
- on August 22, 2011
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2907/0001