Haida Totem Pole, Milwaukee Public Museum.

Illustration of the Haida Totem Pole at the Milwaukee Public Museum. Carved, wooden totem pole, 41 feet high, placed in front of the museum in 1921. This pole, bearing the hereditary crests and totemic symbols of an important Haida family stood, until 1913, at the town of Ian, Masset Inlet, Queen Ch...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Bliffert, Thomas; Bliffert, Jean Ross
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: Detroit Publishing Co.--Michigan--Detroit 1921
Subjects:
Galleries and museums > Wisconsin > Milwaukee
Libraries > Wisconsin > Milwaukee
Historic buildings > Wisconsin > Milwaukee
People > Wisconsin > Milwaukee
Milwaukee Public Library > Wisconsin > Milwaukee
Indian
Masset
Masset Inlet
Queen Charlotte
haida
Online Access:http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/ref/collection/gfmmke/id/354
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Summary:Illustration of the Haida Totem Pole at the Milwaukee Public Museum. Carved, wooden totem pole, 41 feet high, placed in front of the museum in 1921. This pole, bearing the hereditary crests and totemic symbols of an important Haida family stood, until 1913, at the town of Ian, Masset Inlet, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columba. It is one of the finest examples of the Northwest Coast Indian wood carving. Divided back. Postcard front has white border. Divided back. Color lithograph; Grayscale Portrait;

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