Totem

Name/Title

Totem

Entry/Object ID

1977. .053 a-b

Description

A) Hand carved miniature totem pole in polychrome, black, white, green, (blue), (brown). From top, figures of eagle, frog(?), wolf, skunk, whale, bird. Plain base, black. Carving fairly deep, simple lines/shapes. B) The beak of the animal lowest on the totem pole (bird), separated at some point in what appears to be an intentional manner. 'B' added as of 2023/06/07 Orion Denroche

Acquisition

Accession

1977. .

Notes

Accession Date: 01-Jan-77 Mode of Acquisition: 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

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

totem

Created By

Garnham, Peter

Create Date

January 13, 1995

Update Date

June 17, 2023