Totem pole model

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Date created: 1920-1930

Culture/People: possibly Non-Indian (attributed)
Previous owner: Anna G. Greenstein, Non-Indian; Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies (Historical Society of Pennsylvania), 1976-2004
Donor: Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Collection History: Formerly in the collection of Anna G. Greenstein; donated to the Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies (part of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia) by the estate of Anna G. Greenstein in 1995; donated to NMAI by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania in 2005.
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Place: Alaska; USA (inferred)

See related items: Non-Indian; Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/5506
Barcode: 265506.000

Object Type: Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Object Name: Totem pole model
Media/Materials: Animal bone, paint
Techniques: Carved, painted
Dimensions: 8 x 2.4 x 2 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fcbe4aa5-7285-41e9-a81d-4ee27e6a0b6c

Record ID: NMAI_281733