TOTEM

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

TOTEM

Entry/Object ID

2003.5.2

Description

TOTEM/2 ANIMAL, 1 HUMAN FIGURE/THESE TOTEMS WERE CARVED FOR APACHE CHIEF SILENT DAWN (TED DAVIS) AND HIS WIFE BY CANADIAN INDIANS

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Canada

Culture/Tribe

First Nation

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

18 in

Width

8-1/2 in

Length

5-1/4 in

Parts

Count

1

Material

Wood

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

May 1, 2003

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

CHIEF SILENT DAWN

Provenance

Notes

CHIEF SILENT DAWN WAS AN INTERPRETER FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT DURING WORLD WAR II, KOREA, AND VIETNAM. GIVEN TO DONOR'S AUNT, THEN TO DONOR AFTER THE CHIEF'S DEATH