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Totem pole model

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    Object Details

    Culture/People

    Tsimshian (Ts’msyen) [Metlakatla]

    Artist/Maker

    Casper Mather, Tsimshian (Ts’msyen) [Metlakatla], 1876-1972

    Previous owner

    Michael Epstein, Non-Indian
    Rhoda Epstein, Non-Indian

    Donor

    Michael Epstein, Non-Indian
    Rhoda Epstein, Non-Indian

    Previous seller

    The Village Store

    Collection History

    Purchased by Michael and Rhoda Epstein at The Village Stores (formerly The Village Store and Artists Co-op, Saxman and Ketchikan, Alaska) in 1988; donated to NMAI by Michael and Rhoda Epstein in 2002.

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    Date created

    1940-1960

    Catalog Number

    26/1546

    Barcode

    261546.000

    Object Type

    Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

    Object Name

    Totem pole model

    Media/Materials

    Wood, paint

    Techniques

    Carved, painted

    Dimensions

    35 x 46 x 120 cm

    Place

    Ketchikan; Sealaska Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

    Archipelago

    Alexander Archipelago

    Island Name

    Revillagigedo Island

    See related items

    Tsimshian (Ts’msyen) [Metlakatla]
    Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

    Data Source

    National Museum of the American Indian

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a919a181-4850-4bec-821d-1bbd424cd24b

    Record ID

    NMAI_277644

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