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Model Totem Pole
Model Totem Pole

Model Totem Pole

Dateearly 20th century
Object number91.1.45
ProvenanceMark Tobey, Basel, Switzerland, until 1970; John H. Hauberg, Seattle, Washington, 1970-1985; Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
Exhibition HistoryBellingham, Washington, Whatcom Museum of History and Art, Arts of a Vanished Era, June 12 - October 31, 1968Published ReferencesRubin, William, Primitivism in 20th Century Art, Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1984, p. 629; Whatcom Museum of History and Art, Arts of a Vanished Era, Bellingham, WA, 1968, p. 50.
Credit LineGift of John H. Hauberg
Dimensions43 1/2 x 6 x 4 1/2 in. (110.49 x 15.24 x 11.43 cm)
MediumRed cedar and paint
Model totem pole
Native American
ca. 1880
Object number: 66.66
Argillite Model Totem Pole
Native American
ca. 1900 - 20
Object number: 91.1.68
Argillite model totem pole
Native American
Object number: 91.1.144
Model canoe paddle
Native American
ca. 1880 - 90
Object number: 91.1.113.1
Model canoe paddle
Native American
ca. 1880 - 90
Object number: 91.1.113.2
Model canoe paddle
Native American
ca. 1880 - 90
Object number: 91.1.113.3
Model canoe paddle
Native American
ca. 1880 - 90
Object number: 91.1.113.4
Gyaa.angaa
Native American
ca. 1870
Object number: 91.1.67
Native American
ca. 1890
Object number: 91.1.76
Photo: Paul Macapia
Native American
ca. 1890
Object number: 91.1.87
'Ashaká siháyi yakw (model canoe)
Native American
ca. 1860
Object number: 91.1.121
Photo: Paul Macapia
Native American
ca. 1890
Object number: 91.1.44