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    		• Shelton, William,
     
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    		• Ethnic -- Indian
     
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    		• Animal -- Bird
     
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    		• Dress -- Costume
     
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    		• Animal -- Whale
     
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    		• Animal -- Bear
     
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    		• Occupation -- Other
     
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    		• Dress -- Accessory
     
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    		• Animal -- Seal
     
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    		• Animal -- Deer
     
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    		• Object -- Weapon
     
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    		• Animal -- Bird
     
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    		• Figure male -- Full length
     
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    		• Animal -- Otter
     
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    		• Animal -- Reptile
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Olympia
     
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    		• Totem pole
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Chief William Shelton Totem Pole, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Shelton, William, d. 1938, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Chief William Shelton Totem Pole, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1930s. Dedicated May 14, 1940. Installed June 1940.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Cedar, carved and painted.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. H. 71 ft. x Circum. 12 ft. 2 in.
    Description: 
    A totem pole with carved symbols representing the legends and tales of the ancient past of the Snohomish Indian Tribe from northern Puget Sound. Carvings include a bald eagle, mask, diving whale, standing bear, mink, chief with eagle feather headdress, diving seal, deer head with antlers, bow & three arrows, wood pecker, Indian with braids & buckskin shirt, river otter, whale swallowing canoe, and a snake.
    Subject: 
    Ethnic -- Indian -- Snohomish
    Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
    Dress -- Costume -- Mask
    Animal -- Whale
    Animal -- Bear
    Occupation -- Other -- Chief
    Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
    Animal -- Seal
    Animal -- Deer
    Object -- Weapon -- Bow and Arrow
    Animal -- Bird -- Woodpecker
    Figure male -- Full length
    Animal -- Otter
    Animal -- Reptile -- Snake
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Olympia
    Totem pole
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by State of Washington, Department of General Administration, Capitol Facilities, 1058 Capitol Way, Olympia, Washington 98504
    Located Washington State Capitol, Main campus, south of the General Administration Building & east of the Greenhouse, Olympia, Washington
    Remarks: 
    The cost of this work was $6,000 which was raised by Everett-Snohomish County school children. The pole was still horizontal at the dedication ceremony on May 14, 1940, 85 feet long but 71 feet tall when sunk into the ground. In June of the same year the pole was erected. Nearby plaque reads: THIS POLE WAS CARVED BY/WILLIAM SHELTON/OF/THE SNOHOMISH INDIAN TRIBE/TULALIP/PRESENTED TO THE STATE/BY/WASHINGTON CONGRESS OF PARENT-TEACHERS/SPONSORED BY SNOHOMISH COUNTY PARENT-TEACHERS ASSOCIATION/PURCHASED THROUGH/CONTRIBUTIONS OF SCHOOL CHILDREN/THIS PLAQUE MADE BY/THE VOCATIONAL DEPARTMENT/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL/EVERETT WASHINGTON/1940. IAS files contain related articles from Daily Olympian (Olympia, Wa), June 6, 1940; Oct. 23, 1955 and Olympian (Olympia, WA), Nov. 29, 1981, magazine section, pg. 3. IAS files also contain Totem Pole Dedication Souvenir Program and a related article by Delbert J. McBridge. For more information see "Capitol Campus Statues, Plaques, and Fountains" by Matt Boyd and Mike Rice, Olympia, WA: State of Washington, Dept. of General Administration, 1987.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1994.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Daily Olympian (Olympia, WA), June 6, 1940.
    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 WA000043
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