Model Totem Pole
About this object
Narrative
Said by Richardson to have been given to Emily Collison (first daughter of W.H. Collison, born in Masset) as a present in 1908 at the birth of her son, Jock McDonald. However her marriage record shows Emily marrying her husband Donald J. Macdonald in Kincolith in 1910, so the gift was more likely c. 1910.
Physical description
Carved, hollow, wooden, model totem pole with base. From bottom, human, then a beaver with a stick in its mouth, then an eagle with a human in beak and a bear on top. Bear on top is attached with a wooden peg.
Date Made
C. 1910
Date Acquired
18 Nov 1998
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
The Tom & Frances Richardson CollectionMore...
Measurements
Overall: 105 x 24.8 x 16 cm
Object Number
1768/77