Black, red and white totem pole carving

Submitted by michelle on Fri, 06/08/2012 - 13:49

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Start Date:

ca. 1942

End Date:

ca. 1948

Date Range:

[ca. 1942-1948]

Physical Description:

2 cm of object. - 1 totem : col, ; 15.1 x 2 x 15.5 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, white, red, yellow, black

Date Acquired:

Tue, 08/16/2011 - 00:00

Date Reported:

Fri, 05/25/2012 - 00:00

Custodial History:

Previously known as 2011-5_001_060; 2011-5_006_003

Style or Pattern:

indentations, lines, curves, circles

Process:

machine cut, hand painted

Marks:

"MADE IN CANADA"

Conservation Notes:

Fig.1 - Foreign Matter - Front left - 0.2x0.1cm - beige tone - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use; Fig.2 - Maker's Mark - Back left - black ink - stamp - 2.4x0.7cm - due to construction process; Fig.3 - Transfer - Back left - smear - grey tone - ink or graphite - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use; Fig.4 - Corrosion - Back center - passive - due to construction materials and previous storage conditions; Fig.5 - Loose - Back center - screw - due to handling and use; Fig.6 - Residue - Back center - 7.6x2.5cm - odd shape - rectangle void - due to construction process; Fig.7 - Foreign Matter - Back right - spot and transfer - 0.3x0.2cm - gold tone and grey tone - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use; Fig.8 - Residue - Back center - 1.8x0.6cm - adhesive - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use; Fig.9 - Loss - Bottom - missing stand - 4 holes - due to handling and use

Object Type:

Totem

Object Classification:

Communication Objects; Ceremonial Object

GMD:

object

Description Level:

File

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