Argylite Totem

Sculpture

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Heritage Park Museum

Name/Title

Argylite Totem

Entry/Object ID

2002.04.03

Tags

On Loan

Description

Large argylite totem. Carved animal figures on top of each other 4 animals in total. Top figure appears to be a human woman, below looks to be a bird of some sort with pointed teeth, below looks like an eagle or crow and below that is a beaver holding wood with both hands and between its teeth. Bottom base is square shaped and flat on the bottom. Bottom base has etched “T.H.” Back is completely flat. Etched in the back it says “Carved by Tom Hans Skidgate B.C.” In cursive writing.

Acquisition

Accession

2002.04

Source or Donor

David Warner, Eleanor Muehle

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Tom Hans

Place

City

Skidgate

State/Province

British Columbia

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

Back “Carved by Tom Hans Skidgate B.C.” Bottom of base “T.H.”

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

32 cm

Width

7 cm

Depth

7.5 cm

Color

Black

Inventory

Inventoried By

Anna Glass

Inventoried Date

Jan 17, 2020

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Chip / Chipping, Wear, Dust / Particulate Matter

Date Examined

Jan 17, 2020

Examined By

Anna Glass

Cleanliness

Surface has dust along edges

Surface

Surface is worn and chipping along edges

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