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Gelatin silver print
Haida totem pole from Massett, Queen Charlotte Islands, BC, Ethnological Museum, McGill University, about 1955
Photographer (copy)
Canada. Department of Mines and Resources
SignatureNon signé / Unsigned
InscriptionsFirst typewritten paper pasted to verso of mount:
McGill Totem Pole
(Lower Half)
From Masset, Queen Charlotte Islands, B.C.
Showing:
1. Seated Bear holding frog.
2. Raven with seated human figures between knees.
For detailed information see
The McGill Totem Pole, by
C. F. Newcombe
in Ottawa Naturalist Vol. 32 #6, Dec. 1918.
Acc. # 2971 Gift of Dr. F. Buller
Second typewritten paper pasted to verso of mount:
McGill Totem Pole
(Upper Half)
From Masset, Queen Charlotte Islands, B.C.
Shown:
1. Small Bear on top of narrow cylindrical pole.
2. Large Bear with long protruding tongue and a face shown in each ear. 2 small figures shown between knees.
3. Seated Bear holding frog.
For detailed information see
The McGill Totem Pole, by C. F. Newcombe
in Ottawa Naturalist Vol. 32 #6, Dec. 1918
Acc. # 2971 Gift of Dr. F. Buller
Marks or LabelsStamp on verso of mount:
Department of Mines and Resources
Photographic Section
100465
JUL12 1948
COPY
Date
1948/07/12
Medium / Technique
Silver salts on paper
Gelatin silver process
Gelatin silver process
Dimensions29.8 x 12.2 cm
Origin
Canada
Object NumberMP-0000.34.2
CollectionMcCord
Status
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