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Argillite Totem Pole
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Argillite Totem Pole
Argillite Totem Pole

Argillite Totem Pole

Date1899
Mediumargillite
DimensionsOther: 3.3 × 22 cm (1 5/16 × 8 11/16 in.)
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-808
Object numberHRC 00808
Descriptionrear portion of body of fish at top, merges with head of bear, tongue extended. beaver, tail up, chewing stick in hands, sits on top of a small human head.
Exhibition HistoryArt Museum London and Hamilton (5-56) NGC Ottawa (1927)Published References'Haida Myths' Marius Barbeau
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