Totem Pole
| Title | Totem Pole |
|---|---|
| Date | c. 1880 19th century |
| Medium | carved and painted wood |
| Classification | Sculpture |
| Origin | Northwest Coast, Tlingit, 19th century Northwest Coast |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Totem Pole, c. 1880. Northwest Coast, Tlingit, 19th century. Carved and painted wood; overall: 189.2 x 8.8 cm (74 1/2 x 3 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1989.89 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Totem Pole” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated c. 1880. It is executed in carved and painted wood and classified as sculpture. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Dated to c. 1880. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: Northwest Coast, Tlingit, 19th century. Browse more public-domain art from Northwest Coast.
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Made available through the The Cleveland Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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