MINIATURE TOTEM MAST

In Haida style, British Columbia

Bone

H.: 9; L.: 2.1 cm

Miniature totem pole in carved bone with two superimposed zoomorphic figures referring to the coats of arms of clan families: on the upper part, a bear devours a salmon and rests on the head of an eagle or a raven.

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