Details
A TLINGIT WOOD MODEL TOTEM POLE
Front part of a cylindrical section, hollowed at the back, standing figure at top, hands, to chin, woodworms at the sides, standing figure in the center holding a woodworm to the mouth, raven and bear at the bottom, blue, black and red pigment
21¼in. (53.8cm.) high
Front part of a cylindrical section, hollowed at the back, standing figure at top, hands, to chin, woodworms at the sides, standing figure in the center holding a woodworm to the mouth, raven and bear at the bottom, blue, black and red pigment
21¼in. (53.8cm.) high
Provenance
This model totem pole was collected by Lieutenanat Colonel Thorton Rogers (1876-1937) between 1926-1927 while he was the commanding officer of the Chilkoot Barracks in Haines, Alaska.
Sotheby's New York, Dec. 1993, lot 193.
Sotheby's New York, Dec. 1993, lot 193.