Argillite Totem Pole
Date1899
Mediumargillite
DimensionsOther: 44.1 × 8 × 7 cm (17 3/8 × 3 1/8 × 2 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-803
Object numberHRC 00803
Descriptionmodel totem pole, of argillite, carved from a solid block with figures surmounting a flat base, and a hollowed back. a female shaman stands on top, wearing a headdress, dance apron, and holding a rattle in each hand. she wears a large labret, and her fface is wrinkled at the corners of mouth and eyes. headdress is crested, with marking of claws on her left side and feathers (split u forms)on her right. she stands on the back of an eagle, whose wings are held back, and whose head twists back to its left. the eagle stands on or holds a salmon, whcih is palced horizontally, its tail at the right edge and open mouth touching the left. bottom figgure has head of a bear, with wings, and an inverted symmetric tai, as of a whale, coming from base of pole.On View
Not on viewCollections
1880's
Circa 1930
1899
uknown
Late 19th Century
