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Argillite Totem

Artist Charles Edenshaw

Date1885

Mediumargillite

DimensionsOther: 28.6 × 7.4 × 15.2 cm (11 1/4 × 2 15/16 × 6 in.)

ClassificationsCeremonial Objects

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Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-748 (a,b)

Object numberHRC 00748

Descriptionin three pieces (base, pole, and cones on heads). carved in the round, pegged to rectangular base. all one piece now (base,pole, glued together).
attrb. Charles Edenshaw
Exhibition HistoryArt Museum London and Hamilton Ontario (4-56) Florida State U. Tallahassee (11-51) - (4-52) NFB Ottawa (2-58) - (?) Robertson Centre NY State E9.2.115/c (1-76) - (10-76) Marius Barbeau Exhibit VMMB E9.2.209/c (1-83) - (9-83)Published References'Haida Myths' Marius Barbeau, pgs 103, 149(#76)

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