Model totem pole, early period · Canada, Haida · ID: 3039586
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Provenance
Joshua Dimondstein, Brussels, BelgiumDescription
bone, eyes with inlay from black material, red pigment remains, of traditional form with stacked animal figures, readable from the bottom to the top: beaver (tail with cross hatching, long incisors) with a frog to the front, two raven with pointed beaks, a further frog, crowned by a mask-like anthropomorphic face, very good condition, base;
Totem poles symbolize characters and events of a myth or relate the experiences of known ancestors or living people. Model totem poles became known by the Haida-artist Charles Edenshaw around 1900.