Totem Pole, (sculpture)
Object Details
- sculptor
- Unknown
- Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
- Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 160-162.
- Riedy, James L., "Chicago Sculpture," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1981, pg. 246.
- Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois, Chicago survey, 1992.
- Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 161.
- 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.
- Summary
- There is a head of a sea monster which forms the base and supports an upside down baleen whale which carries the figure of a man on its back. A kulos, member of the thunderbird family, is perched at the top, its wings outspread; its claws grip the tail of the whale. It is painted with flamboyant colors.
- Culture
- Indian
- Carved ca. 1900. Dedicated 1929
- Control number
- IAS 75004353
- Type
- Sculptures-Totem pole
- Sculptures
- Medium
- Sculpture: cedar wood
- Owner/Location
- Administered by Chicago Park District Preservation Planning Division 425 East McFetridge Drive Chicago Illinois 60605
- Unlocated
- Title
- Kwa-Ma-Rolas, (sculpture)
- Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
- Topic
- Fantasy--Monster
- Animal--Whale
- Figure male--Nude
- Ethnic--Kwakiutl
- Animal--Bird
- Mythology--American Indian
- Record ID
- siris_ari_8042
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
