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Object #     2004-2/40
Object name     Model Totem Pole, Argillite
Culture of Origin     Haida
Maker or Artist     Jay Simeon
Materials     Argillite
Techniques     Carved
Dimensions     H: 25.5 in, W: 3.5 in, D: 3 in
Exhibit Label    

"In the Spirit of the Ancestors"-This model pole reproduces the figures from a late 19th century pole from the Haida village of Howkan in Southeast Alaska. The pole displays the wasgo, a supernatural sea wolf at the bottom, holding a killer whale; the bird-in-the-air who assisted the hero in capturing the wasgo; the young man who captured the wasgo and wore his skin; and the shaman mother-in-law of the young man who took credit for his work, holding her circular puffin-beak rattles.
Source     Mr. Arthur B. Steinman
Credit     Gift of Arthur B. Steinman


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