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    Totem Pole, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Wade, Daryl, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Totem Pole, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    ca. 1972. Dedicated Oct. 12, 1972.
    Medium: 
    Carved red cedar, painted.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. H. 20 ft. (500 lbs.).
    Description: 
    A totem pole telling the story of Choo-e-ah (the raven god), how he first obtained salmon to put in the newly formed rivers. The head of raven and wings are at top of the pole. Then a small face followed by a beaver holding a salmon. The figure at the bottom of the pole is holding a three-dimensional rectangular shaped object.
    Subject: 
    Mythology -- American Indian
    Animal -- Bird -- Raven
    Figure -- Fragment -- Face
    Animal -- Beaver
    Animal -- Fish -- Salmon
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Olympia
    Totem pole
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Olympia, Olympia Arts Commission, 222 North Columbia, Olympia, Washington 98501
    Located Capitol Lake Dam, Near 5th Avenue Bridge, Olympia, Washington
    Remarks: 
    Dedicated to the blind and donated by the artist. IAS files contain a related article from Daily Olympian (Olympia, WA), Oct. 12, 1972, pg. 1-2.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington 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 WA000073
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