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Model Totem


Nuu-chah-nulth artist, Model Totem, ca. 1900, cedar with abalone shell inlay, The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection, no known copyright restrictions, 2013.1.18

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Title

Model Totem

Artist

Nuu-chah-nulth artist (Nuu-chah-nulth)

Date

ca. 1900

Medium

cedar with abalone shell inlay

Dimensions (H x W x D)

16 1/8 in x 3 3/4 in x 2 1/2 in

Collection Area

Native American Art

Category

Northwest Coast

Sculpture

Object Type

model

Cultural Group

Coast Salish

Nuu-chah-nulth

Credit Line

The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection

Accession Number

2013.1.18

Copyright

no known copyright restrictions

Terms

abalone shell

carving

cedar

Coast Salish

models

Nootka

Northwest Coast Native American styles

sculpture

The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection

totem poles

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