Argillite Totem Pole
Date1879
Mediumargillite
DimensionsOther: 48.6 × 10 × 8.3 cm (19 1/8 × 3 15/16 × 3 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-831
Object numberHRC 00831
Descriptioncarved, flat argillite totem pole. figures from top to bottom are; bear with wings and bird feet grasping the tail of a small animal in its mouth, human figure, small land mammal, bear. attached base, hollowed back.collected in Skidegate
Exhibition HistoryCHG Montreal (11-39) - (11-39)
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1879
1919
Gyaawhlins, John Robson (c. 1850-1927)
1879
c. 1900