Totem pole model

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Culture/People
Seminole
Artist/Maker
John Motlow, Seminole, 1900-1979
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source
Seminole Arts and Crafts Center
Object Name
Totem pole model
Media/Materials
Cypress, paint
Techniques
Carved, painted
Dimensions
20 x 10.5 x 23.5 cm
Object Type
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Place
Big Cypress Reservation; Hendry County; Florida; USA
Date created
1964
Collection History
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Seminole Arts and Crafts Center (Hollywood, Florida) in 1965; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
Catalog Number
25/5774
Barcode
255774.000
See related items
Seminole
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
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