gyaaGang (Model Totem Pole)
About this object
History of use
Narrative
Argillite was purchased by John Davidson from Birks Co. in approximately 1964.
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 flat back. The pole is rectangular in shape and is seated on a square, black base. The figures from top to bottom: frog(?) holding rings of a potlatch hat worn by a bear with a protruding tongue. Inscription on back reads ‘Carved by G. Cross, 1956’.
Materials
Date Made
1956
Date Acquired
23 Dec 1976
How Acquired
Donated
Measurements
Overall: 15.8 cm x 4.5 cm x 4.8 cm
Object Number
Nb1.413