totem pole

General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 20.100
General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 20.100
General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 20.100
General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 20.100
General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 20.100
General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 20.100
General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 20.100
General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 20.100
General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 20.100
General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 20.100 General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 20.100 General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 20.100 General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 20.100 General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 20.100 General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 20.100 General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 20.100 General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 20.100 General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 20.100

Model totem pole or house pole carved from wood, depicting four zoomorphic figures decorated with polychrome pigments. Towards the top there is a section of red and black bands with a zoomorphic figure on top.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
20.100
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 1385 mm x 122 mm x 135 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood; pigment
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
On display: Horniman Museum > World Gallery > Americas > Pacific Northwest - design and heraldry
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