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Model Totem Pole

Model Totem Pole

early 20th century

Red cedar and paint
43 1/2 x 6 x 4 1/2 in. (110.49 x 15.24 x 11.43 cm)
Gift of John H. Hauberg
91.1.45
Provenance: Mark Tobey, Basel, Switzerland, until 1970; John H. Hauberg, Seattle, Washington, 1970-1985; Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
location
Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistoryBellingham, Washington, Whatcom Museum of History and Art, Arts of a Vanished Era, June 12 - October 31, 1968
Published 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.

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