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Artillite Totem Pole

Date1879
Mediumargillite
DimensionsOther: 37.7 × 13 cm (14 13/16 × 5 1/8 in.)
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-832
Object numberHRC 00832
Descriptionminiature totem pole carved out of argillite in 4 pieces. base in form of halibut. pole itself consits of beaver with 9 rings. top of pole is a frog.
collected in Skidegate
Exhibition HistoryNGC (1927) NFB Montreal (11-63) - (11-63)
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