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Gain access to this incredible resource through either a monthly or a yearly subscription and search the entire collection from your desktop, compare multiple images side by side and zoom into the minute details of the images. Visit www.davidrumsey.com/amica for more information on the collection, click on the link below the revolving thumbnail to the right, or email us at amica@luna-img.com . Creator Nationality: North American; Native American; Tlingit Creator Dates/Places: North America Creator Active Place: North America Creator Name-CRT: North America, Alaska, Tlingit Title: Totem Pole Title Type: Primary View: Full View Creation Start Date: 1870 Creation End Date: 1890 Creation Date: c. 1880 Object Type: Sculpture Materials and Techniques: carved and painted wood Dimensions: Overall: 190.5cm AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA ID Number: 1989.89 Credit Line: Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html 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. AMICA ID: CMA_.1989.89 AMICA Library Year: 1998 Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, The Cleveland Museum of Art AMICA PUBLIC RIGHTS: a) Access to the materials is granted for personal and non-commercial use. b) A full educational license for non-commercial use is available from Cartography Associates at www.davidrumsey.com/amica/institution_subscribe.html c) Licensed users may continue their examination of additional materials provided by Cartography Associates, and d) commercial rights are available from the rights holder. Home
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