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(Totem Pole), (sculpture). Artist:  Mid-American Woodcarvers Association, sculptor. Title:  (Totem Pole), (sculpture). Dates:  1989. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Totem: painted wood; Foundation: concrete. Dimensions:  Totem: approx. 8 ft. 6 in. x 12 in. x 12 in.; Foundation: approx. W. 4 ft. x D. 5 ft. Inscription:  (Medallion on upper front of totem:) MID-AMERICAN WOODCARVERS*ASSOCIATION (Above medallion on front of totem:) 1989 (On side of totem:) NEBRASKA Founder's mark appears. Description:  A painted totem pole. The front bottom of the totem depicts the rear of a covered wagon, with a tepee above it. Above the tepee are two ears of corn, with the Woodcarvers medallion above them. Above the medallion is the head of a male Native American. At the top of the totem is the head of a buffalo. There are additional carvings of various animals throughout the totem. Subject:  Ethnic -- Indian Architecture exterior -- Domestic -- Tepee Animal -- Buffalo Architecture -- Vehicle -- Wagon Object -- Vegetable -- Corn Figure male -- Head Object Type:  Totem pole Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska -- Crete Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Doane College, Department of Art, Crete, Nebraska 68333 Located Doane College, Near Heckman Auditorium, Crete, Nebraska Remarks:  Title supplied by Inventory cataloger. The totem pole was carved at Doane College in 1989 by members of the Mid-American Woodcarvers Association during their annual convention. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nebraska survey, 1994. 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 NE000062   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NE000062 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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