Totem Pole Model, ca. 1885, Canada, British Columbia, Haida, Argillite, H. 26 1/4 x W. 4 5/8 in. ( x cm), Stone

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Totem Pole Model, ca. 1885, Canada, British Columbia, Haida, Argillite, H. 26 1/4 x W. 4 5/8 in. ( x cm), Stone-Sculpture, Charles Edenshaw, Model totem poles began to be carved in the Pacific Northwest in the mid-1860s, when full-sized totem poles were no longer being worked. Both wood and argillite, a black shale, were used for the model carvings, the bulk of which were made for sale to outsiders

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Size: 3400px × 5608px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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