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(Tlingit Totem Pole), (sculpture). Artist:  James, Charlie, sculptor. (possibly by) Title:  (Tlingit Totem Pole), (sculpture). Dates:  Carved ca. 1920s (?). Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: painted red cedar, partially hollowed; Foundation: concrete and metal. Dimensions:  Totem: approx. H. 40 ft. x Diam. 26 in.; Foundation: approx. H.5 ft. x Diam. 13 in. (4 tons). Inscription:  unsigned Description:  A potlatch totem pole. Subject:  Animal Figure Mythology -- American Indian Ethnic -- Indian -- Tlingit Object Type:  Totem pole Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Albuquerque, Public Art Program, P. O. Box 1293, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103 Located University of New Mexico, Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, Albuquerque, New Mexico Provenance:  Seaweed, Jim, Karlukwees Village, Washington ca. 1920s to 1941. Remarks:  Believed to have been carved in the 1920s. The totem was originally owned by Jim Seaweed (last male of the Seaweed Clan), located in Karlukwees Village, Turnour Island, Washington. It was purchased by Dr. Frank Hibben in 1941, anthropology professor from University of New Mexico. From 1941-1946 it was stored indoors at the University of New Mexico, during a debate where it should be placed. From 1946 to 1972 it was placed on the north side of the Administration Building at UNM, and in 1972 was relocated to its current site in the courtyard of Maxwell Museum of Anthropology. Sculpture was repainted when acquired by University of New Mexico. IAS files contain related articles. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS NM000039   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NM000039 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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