Totem pole model
date: label: Date created
content: circa 1975
name: label: Culture/People
content: Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)
label: Artist/Maker
content: William M. Dennis, Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka), b. 1923
label: Previous seller
content: Museum Shop, Museum of the American Indian (MAI museum shop/Book Counter), 1956-1989
label: Collector
content: Raymond J. Ryan, Non-Indian, 1921-1992
label: Previous owner
content: Raymond J. Ryan, Non-Indian, 1921-1992
label: Previous owner
content: Agnes Murphy (Agnes Ryan), Non-Indian, 1912-1994
label: Donor
content: Agnes Murphy (Agnes Ryan), Non-Indian, 1912-1994
notes: label: Collection History
content: Purchased by Raymond J. Ryan (1921-1992) from the Museum of the American Indian--Heye Foundation Museum Shop (New York, New York) in 1980; inherited by Mr. Ryan's sister, Agnes Ryan Murphy (1912-1994); donated to NMAI by Agnes Murphy in 1992.
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place: label: Place
content: Vancouver Island; British Columbia; Canada
label: Archipelago
content: Vancouver Island Group
label: Island Name
content: Vancouver Island
setName: label: See related items
content: Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)
label: See related items
content: Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 25/3756
label: Barcode
content: 253756.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Totem pole model
label: Media/Materials
content: Wood, wood stain
label: Techniques
content: Carved, stained
label: Dimensions
content: 6.7 x 17.8 x 21.5 cm