Argillite Model Totem Pole

ca. 1900 - 20

Haida

The style of this unknown artist is in evidence on other argillite carvings in museum collections. Carved for the tourist market, this pole depicts a seal with a fish in its mouth, a raven with upturned tail feathers, and a beaver with hatched markings on its tail.

Argillite

8 3/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 5/8 in. (21.27 x 3.49 x 4.13 cm)

Gift of John H. Hauberg

91.1.68

Now on view at the Seattle Art Museum

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Documents International: Eleven Heads Are Better than One: Sixth Graders Connect with SAM, April 1, 1999 - April 2, 2000

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