Model pole
Model pole

Currently not on view

Model pole,

before 1885

Haida
PU 5483

Information

Title
Model pole
Dates

before 1885

Medium
Wood and black, red, and blue paint
Dimensions
h. 75.7 cm., w. 10.2 cm., d. 15.2 cm. (29 13/16 x 4 x 6 in.)
Credit Line
Lent by the Department of Geosciences, Princeton University
Object Number
PU 5483
Place Collected

North America, United States

Inscription
in red paint, on back: J.271 in black paint, on back and base: PU 5483
Culture
Haida, Native American
Type
totem poles, tourist trade, model-making, oral histories, sculpture
Materials
wood, paint, pigment
Techniques
carving
Subject
frogs, crests, beavers, bears, ravens, totem poles, mythical or legendary beings, people

Collected by Rev. Dr. Sheldon Jackson, in or after 1877; Given to E. M. Museum (Princeton Museum of Natural History), 1882-1885

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