totem pole
| Nom de l'objet : | totem pole |
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| Artiste ou artisan : | Moody, Arthur |
| Type de l'objet : | totem pole |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | MODELS |
| Matériaux : | adhesive lacquer mineral, graphite stone, argillite |
| Technique de fabrication : | carved coated glued polished quarried sanded sawn shellacked |
| Numéro de catalogue : | Nb1.423 |
| Province d'origine : | British Columbia |
| Pays d'origine : | Canada |
| Continent d'origine : | North America |
| Région naturelle : | Haida Gwaii |
| Culture : | Haida |
| Secteur géo-culturel : | Northwest Coast - Northwest Coast - Northwest Coast |
| Contexte culturel : | commercial art |
| Description : | Carved argillite, miniature totem pole with flat back. The pole is rectangular in shape and is seated on a rectangular base with rounded corners. The figures from top to bottom: eagle holding a salmon in talons, Wasgo with a killer whale in its mouth; hum |
| Fonctions : | These poles were carved to be ornaments and art objects in non-Haida cultural context. Argillite carvings were first produced for trade to Europeans in the 1820's. Miniature argillite poles were first carved in the 1870's. |
| Hauteur : | 19.9 |
| Largeur : | 6.8 |
| Profondeur : | 6.3 |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | cm |
| Signification iconographique : | Crests represented particular kinship groups and may depict elements of myth. |
| Département : | Museum of Anthropology |
| Établissement : |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Vancouver |
| Province de l'établissement : | British Columbia |
| Enregistrement de l'institution : | Fiche complète provenant du site du musée |