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Argillite Totem

Date1885
Mediumargillite
DimensionsOther: 28.6 × 7.4 × 15.2 cm (11 1/4 × 2 15/16 × 6 in.)
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
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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