Argylite Totem

Sculpture

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Heritage Park Museum

Name/Title

Argylite Totem

Entry/Object ID

2002.04.01

Tags

On Loan

Description

Large argylite totem. Carved animal figures on top of each other. Top figure appears to be a eagle or crow with two frogs on either side of its feet, below looks to be a beaver holding its tail in its mouth, below looks like a crow with a frog in its mouth and below that is a wolf or bear with two heads below it and a frog at the bottom. Bottom base is square shaped and flat on the bottom. Back is completely flat.

Cataloged By

Anna Glass

Acquisition

Accession

2002.04

Source or Donor

David Warner, Eleanor Muehle

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Totem

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Symbol, Spiritual

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Belief Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

51.5 cm

Width

10.5 cm

Depth

11.5 cm

Color

Black

Inventory

Inventoried By

Anna Glass

Inventoried Date

Jan 17, 2020

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Crack, Chip / Chipping, Wear, Dust / Particulate Matter

Date Examined

Jan 17, 2020

Examined By

Anna Glass

Cleanliness

Dust along edges

Surface

Surface has wear

Outgoing Loans

Loan Out

Terrace Public Library Loan

Created By

Meghan Leschert

Create Date

April 8, 2009

Updated By

Anna Glass

Update Date

February 7, 2020