Context (Field collection)
Collected by: Dr Cowper Reed
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring

Description (Physical description)
Handwritten label possibly by William Ridgeway notes 'Totem Pole: West Coast, Vancouver/. Made by Indian Hesquiat, "Dick". It shows Killah Whale, and "Old Man of the Wood (i.e. Raven)./ Sent to me by by niece, Marian Ridgeway from Victoria, B./C. Christmas, 1922'
Event Date 1927
Author: rachel hand

Description (Physical description)
1927.250 A-B notes: A) Carved and painted wooden totem pole depicting an eagle, a killer whale and a frog. The pole is painted in red, green, yellow, and black. While the format of the pole is characteristic the style is not typical of the Northwest coast. However the bottom creature is reminiscent of Westcoast style masks (G.Crowther).
B) Robust carved and painted wooden totem pole. The pole bears a killer whale and a bird, painted in black, red, green, blue and white. The style of carving is reminiscent of the Westcoast or Nootka (G.Crowther).; Good
Event Date 1992
Author: Katrina Dring

Description (Physical description)
Accession register notes for 1927.250 A-B 'Two [?] wooden [?] models of totem poles.

Event Date 1/10/1992
Author: Katrina Dring

Context (Amendments / updates)
The original European tribal names and, where possible, current tribal names have both been given in separate GLT fields.
Event Date 1/10/1992
Author: Katrina Dring

Context (Amendments / updates)
Previously noted as both '?Nootka' and '?Nuu-Chah-Nulth'.
The name Nuu-Chah-Nulth replaces Nootka as the preferred collective term meaning “all along the mountains and sea”) to describe the 14 First Nations of western Vancouver Island.
The term 'Vancouver Island' has been added with queries to reflect this possible provenance

Dr Cower Reed is assumed to be Wardian Professor of Geiology, Frederick Richard Cowper Reed.
Event Date 20/7/2020
Author: Katrina Dring

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card reads: "27.250 A&B | British Columbia / Two modern models of Totem poles / A) has Raven on top - then Killer Whale & at bottom frog. / B) Killer-whale above Raven (the old man of the woods)"
Stamp with rectangular border in black ink: "RIDGEWAY BEQUEST"
Event Date 17/8/2020
Author: Katrina Dring

Conservation (Repack)
445 | Repack
Event Date 4/8/2020
Author: Katrina Dring