Model Totem Pole

The collector had listed this pole as being from Bella Coola, circa 1903. The style of the faces suggests a Tsimshian carver, however it was discovered to have been carved by a Haida artist, Mark Spence. The provenance of the pole before collected by Bevan Cross is unknown.

Small totem pole depicting (bottom to top) a beaver at the base, a bear holding a salmon, a bird holding a copper, a whale with a human face, an eagle on top, then a bear with two small human figures in front. The pole is painted in blue, black, brown, green, red, yellow and white.