Green, brown and red totem pole carving

Submitted by michelle on Fri, 06/08/2012 - 13:37

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Start Date:

ca. 1942

End Date:

ca. 1948

Date Range:

[ca. 1942-1948]

Physical Description:

2.1 cm of object. - 1 totem : col, ; 11.5 x 2.1 x 15.8 cm

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rec_shelfloc:

2011-005-006

Repository:

Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre

Accession No:

Artifact collection, small artifact series

Container Number:

006

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General Description:

A miniature wooden carved totem pole.

Colour:

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

Date Reported:

Fri, 05/25/2012 - 00:00

Custodial History:

Previously known as 2011.01.31.20; 2011-5_005_004; 2011-5_006_002

Style or Pattern:

spots, circles, lines, curves

Process:

machine cut, hand carved, hand painted

Conservation Notes:

Fig.1 - Loss - Front tip - 0.5x0.5x0.2cm - black; wood - due to handling and use; Fig.2 - Transfer - Back top - grey tone - graphite - line - due to construction process; Fig.3 - Glaze - Back center - excess over-paint - along edges - due to construction process; Fig.4 - Loose - Back center - screw for wings - allows for approx. 60* of movement either way - due to handling and use; Fig.5 - Corrosion - Back bottom - passive - due to construction materials and previous storage conditions

Object Type:

Totem

Object Classification:

Communication Objects; Ceremonial Object

GMD:

object

Description Level:

File

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