Wood model totem pole ·  Canada / Alaska, Tlingit · ID: 3033831

Description

wood, reddish brown patina, black paint, in shape of a beaver, sitting on his hind legs, identifiable by the broad hatched tail, crowned by a round pole with constrictions, slightly dam., minor missing parts (paws), cracks, traces of insect caused damage;
the Indians of the Northwest Coast used to place totem poles in front of their dwellings carved with mythical animals playing an important role in the family history of the inhabitants. Totem poles were not religiously worshipped, but marked the line of ancestors and their social position in the village community.

The object Wood model totem pole with the object ID 3033831 was last part of the auction 71st tribal art auction at November 24, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 91.

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Comparing literature

Boden, Gertrud, Nordamerika, Köln 1995, p. 102