Totem pole carving

Submitted by michelle on Fri, 06/08/2012 - 13:19

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Creator:

Patchina Indian

Start Date:

ca. 1942

End Date:

ca. 1948

Date Range:

[ca. 1942-1948]

Physical Description:

2.1 cm of object. - 1 totem : col, ; 10 x 2.1 x 10.3 cm

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rec_shelfloc:

2011-005-005

Repository:

Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre

Accession No:

Artifact collection, small artifact series

Container Number:

005

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General Description:

A miniature wooden carved totem pole.

Colour:

green, red, black, light brown,dark brown, beige, silver

Date Acquired:

Tue, 08/16/2011 - 00:00

Date Reported:

Fri, 05/25/2012 - 00:00

Custodial History:

Previously known as 2011-5_001_061; 2011-5_006_001

Style or Pattern:

curves, lines, circles, text

Process:

hand carved, hand painted

Marks:

"Carved by Patchina Indian"

Conservation Notes:

Fig.1 - Foreign Matter - Front left - yellow tone - particle matter - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use; Fig.2 - Corrosion - Back top - passive - 2 nails - due to construction materials and previous storage conditions; Fig.3 - Maker's Mark - Back bottom - sticker (paper) - black ink - dry adhesive - fold/curled/stained - due to construction process, previous storage conditions, handling and use; Fig.4 - Break - Back top - 0.6cm - complete - creates "hinge" with nails - due to handling and use; Fig.5 - Foreign Matter - Back top - pink tone - 0.3cm - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use; Fig.6 - Staining - Back left - red tone - faded smear - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use; Fig.7 - Staining - Back right - brown tone - varies - concentrated spots - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use; Fig.8 - Maker's Mark - Bottom - pencil graphite - due to construction process

Object Type:

Totem

Object Classification:

Communication Objects; Ceremonial Object

GMD:

object

Description Level:

File

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