Bird Totem Statue

Object/Artifact

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Bird Totem Statue

Entry/Object ID

2020.35.8

Description

Bird totem statue. Signed GRJ Klallam. The eyes are agate while the statue itself is a dark wood and the base is a lighter wood the base has many holes through it. The dimensions are 12 inches wide and 9.5 inches tall.

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

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

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Totem poles

Search Terms

Indians of North America

Dimensions

Height

9-1/2 in

Width

12 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Dec 13, 2020

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

G. R. J. Klallam

Person or Organization

Dr. Herbert Taniguchi

Related Entries

Notes

2020.35.1, 2020.35.10, 2020.35.11, 2020.35.2, 2020.35.3, 2020.35.4, 2020.35.5, 2020.35.6, 2020.35.7 A-B, 2020.35.9

Provenance

Notes

Collected by: Dr. Herbert Taniguchi Collection came from donor's cousin, Dr. Herbert Taniguchi, who was a medical Doctor with the U.S. Department of health. Dr. Taniguchi was assigned to visit different Native American Reservations to provide medical treatment. While at these different Reservations he acquired many different Native American artifacts.