COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.1989.89
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CMA_.1989.89
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
1998
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1998
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Sculpture
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Sculpture
Object Type
false
Creator Nationality:
North American; Native American; Tlingit
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North American; Native American; Tlingit
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Dates/Places:
North America
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North America
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
North America, Alaska, Tlingit
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North America, Alaska, Tlingit
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Totem Pole
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Totem Pole
Title
false
Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
false
View:
Full View
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Full View
View
false
Creation Date:
c. 1880
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c. 1880
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1870
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1870
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1890
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1890
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
carved and painted wood
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carved and painted wood
Materials and Techniques
false
Dimensions:
Overall: 190.5cm
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Overall: 190.5cm
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1989.89
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1989.89
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
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Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
Native American villages of the Pacific Northwest were marked by great totem poles that proclaimed the rank and ancestry of their owners. This small model pole was once owned by a Tlingit storyteller, a member of the coho salmon clan, of the raven tribe. Because the pole has been stored indoors, its carving and bright original colors are undamaged by the elements.Reportedly, this totem pole illustrates several stories. Kushda-Kaw, the land otter, is the poles lowermost figure; above him is his wife. The wife transforms herself into an owl (the third figure from the bottom) and flies into the trees to keep watch. Kushda-Kaw then lies in wait to frighten and harass unwary passers-by. Above the owl is a finback whale carrying a friend out to sea for fishing. Near the top of the pole is a whale with red lips who has swallowed his enemy, the raven. The tiny figure at the poles summit is a spirit-woman, the raven's lover. She will cut the whale open to rescue him.
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Native American villages of the Pacific Northwest were marked by great totem poles that proclaimed the rank and ancestry of their owners. This small model pole was once owned by a Tlingit storyteller, a member of the coho salmon clan, of the raven tribe. Because the pole has been stored indoors, its carving and bright original colors are undamaged by the elements.Reportedly, this totem pole illustrates several stories. Kushda-Kaw, the land otter, is the poles lowermost figure; above him is his wife. The wife transforms herself into an owl (the third figure from the bottom) and flies into the trees to keep watch. Kushda-Kaw then lies in wait to frighten and harass unwary passers-by. Above the owl is a finback whale carrying a friend out to sea for fishing. Near the top of the pole is a whale with red lips who has swallowed his enemy, the raven. The tiny figure at the poles summit is a spirit-woman, the raven's lover. She will cut the whale open to rescue him.
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1989.89.tif
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CMA_.1989.89.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false