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 flat back. The pole is rectangular in shape with a slight taper at the top and is seated on square base with rounded corners. The figures from top to bottom: killer whale, wasgo with a killer whale in its mouth and another whale at its feet; human figure holding whale by tail. Under base is scratched "47a". There are three adhesive tags on the back and bottom of the base.
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