gyaaGang (Model Totem Pole)
About this object
History of use
Cultural context
commercial art
Iconographic meaning
Crests represented particular kinship groups and may depict elements of myth.
Physical description
Carved argillite, miniature totem pole with a flat back. The pole is rectangular in shape with a slight taper at the top and is seated on a square base with rounded corners. The figures from top to bottom: eagle holding a salmon in its talons; wasgo holding whale in its mouth; raven with its tail feathers turned upwards, holding in its beak a plaque with a salmon on it; beaver with an upturned tail, holding a stick in its front paws. Incision in back reads: 'Carved by Rufus Moody, Skidegate Mission, Q. C. Isle. B.C.'. Under base is incised '50a'. There are three adhesive tags on the back and bottom of the base. Two read ‘10’, the other ’50-11, 900.00’.
Materials
Date Made
1950-1964
Date Acquired
23 Dec 1976
How Acquired
Donated
Measurements
Overall: 30.3 cm x 8.5 cm x 8.4 cm
Object Number
Nb1.409