Argillite Totem Pole
Date1879
Mediumargillite
DimensionsOther: 57.8 × 6.2 cm (22 3/4 × 2 7/16 in.)
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-789
Object numberHRC 00789
Descriptionconsisting of a grizzly bear with his tongue out and curved down, sitting with bent knees on the bottom, a beaver with white inlaid whale bone teeth sits above is a sasaw eagle's head. flared winged eeagle pegged on top of pole, headd lost. peg remains. "92" in red written on skil. (a pen line is drawn from bottom of card stock to a point and some writting that im unable to read).Published References'Haida Myths Illustrated in Argillite Carvings' Marius Barbeau
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