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Photograph by Shannon Ruff, Canon EOS Mark II D digital slr-2008.
Totem pole model
Photograph by Shannon Ruff, Canon EOS Mark II D digital slr-2008.
Photograph by Shannon Ruff, Canon EOS Mark II D digital slr-2008.

Totem pole model

Manufacturer Unknown
CultureHaida
DateNo Date
MediumArgillite (black shale) and paint
DimensionsOverall: 15 in. (38.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Selden Grandy
Object number63.26.32
On View
Not on view
DescriptionTotem pole model carved and painted with animal, bird, and human figures. Argillite is known as ‘Kwawhlahl’ among the Haida people. This object was made for the tourist trade.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
Unknown
Late 19th or early 20th century
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2023.
Unknown
Late 19th or early 20th century
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
Unknown
ca. 1930
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
Virginia Morris Pollak
No Date
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
No Date
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
Unknown
No Date
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
Unknown
No Date
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
1912-1959