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.
L’objet Wood model totem pole avec l’ID d’objet 3033831 a fait partie de l’enchère 71st tribal art auction en 24 novembre 2012 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 91.
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Littérature comparée
Boden, Gertrud, Nordamerika, Köln 1995, p. 102