Argylite Totem

Sculpture

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Heritage Park Museum

Front

Front

Name/Title

Argylite Totem

Entry/Object ID

2002.04.04

Tags

On Loan

Description

Small black argylite carved totem. Imaging is of three animals stacked. Top depicts animal with badger like face followed by and animal standing holding something this animal has an open mouth and pointed teeth. Bottom animal is possibly a seal as it has fur but also what appear to be fins on either side. Back of totem is completely flat, as is bottom. Etched into the base is “BC”

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

11 cm

Width

3.5 cm

Depth

3.5 cm

Color

Black

Inventory

Inventoried By

Anna Glass

Inventoried Date

Jan 17, 2020

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Overall Condition

Good

Date Examined

Jan 17, 2020

Examined By

Anna Glass

Cleanliness

Rock has lost lustre, dust in corners

Surface

Lost shine

Recommendations

Back has aged sticker, should be removed

Outgoing Loans

Loan Out

Terrace Public Library Loan

Created By

Meghan Leschert

Create Date

April 8, 2009

Updated By

Anna Glass

Update Date

February 5, 2020