- Nuu-chah-nulth Chief Shakes Raven Totem by Amos FamilySKU: M100AThis model pole is carved in yellow cedar and depicts a truncated version of the Tlingit Chief Shakes Totem from Wrangell, Alaska. It was created by a member of the Nuu-chah-nulth Amos family of carvers who worked for Ye Olde Curiosity Shop in the mid-20th century. Although the Amos family were ...
$750 - Tsimshian Three Figure Totem by Frederick AlexceeSKU: L783Tsimshian three figure pole by noted artist Frederick Alexcee. This model pole was carved in red cedar by noted Tsimshian/Iroquois artist Frederick Alexcee (ca. 1853-1940). Alexcee was a multidisciplinary artist who was a prolific carver and whose painting influenced Canadian artist Emily Carr. ...
$1,500 - Coast Salish or Nuu-chah-nulth Model TotemSKU: KK2424This model pole features an eagle over a killer whale and probably dates to the 1940s. The pole is rather sturdy, but the killer whale’s tail is finely carved and fascinating to study. The pole did have a base and fin for the killer whale at one point, but still displays very nicely. 9" PERIOD: ...
$450 - Ojibwe Three Figure TotemSKU: KK0732This three-figure model pole depicts a thunderbird over a bear holding a salmon. This pole would have been made in Ontario, Canada, by an Ojibwe artist for sale to tourists. Although totem poles were not historically made by Indigenous peoples outside of the northern Northwest Coast, by the ...
$500 - Coast Salish Thunderbird and Bear TotemSKU: KK0630This brightly painted model pole depicts a thunderbird over a bear and was created in 1969 by a Coast Salish artist, probably in British Columbia. The pole is simply carved but sports an elaborate painting design in old original paints. 10 1/2" x 8" PERIOD: Mid 20th CenturyORIGIN: Plateau - ...
$450 - Large Folk Art Outsider Art TotemSKU: KK0602This massive totem pole is an incredible example of outsider folk art. The pole was carved by Lair Forster in Ottawa in 1938 and is an eccentric interpretation of one of the iconic Thunderbird Totem Poles of Alert Bay. The painting on the wings is bold in yellow and red, and the designs are ...
$3,500 - Multi-figure Nuu-chah-nulth TotemSKU: KK0595This large pole was “donated to a church on the northern tip of Vancouver Island for a fundraiser” sometime around 1905. The pole is carved in a primitive folk-art style that is correct for the period. The imagery on this pole is quite fascinating and includes a large bird whose wings form the ...
$9,000 - Tsimshian Chief Johnson Totem by Conrad MatherSKU: KK0405This model pole is a Tsimshian model of the Chief Johnson Totem of Ketchikan, Alaska. It is carved in red cedar and features Raven and Fog Woman on the bottom and the Kadjuuk bird as a finial on the top. This was likely carved by Conrad Mather, of the Mather family of Tsimshian carvers from New ...
$550 - Tlingit TotemSKU: K1828An older Tlingit model pole that depicts an eagle over a bear, carved in yellow cedar, ca. 1915. This pole has an awesome surface that has aged beautifully and features original red and black paint with a very mellow lighter blue/green. The unusual carving on the faces of the figures may help ...
$750 - Coast Salish Five Figure Thunderbird TotemSKU: J1500This model pole was carved by a Coast Salish artist in British Columbia sometime in the 1950s or 1960s. It features a thunderbird over an inverted whale, bear, songbird (robin?), and an unidentified humanoid face. This pole is intricately carved and painted and packs a lot of figures into a ...
$500 - Coast Salish Model of Chief Shakes TotemSKU: G1641This is a truncated Coast Salish iteration of the Tlingit Chief Shakes Raven Pole of Wrangell, Alaska, dating to the 1930s. On the top of the pole is Raven’s grandfather in his chiefly hat, below him is the box of daylight, then Raven’s mother, and at the base a human being with a dagger. This ...
$700 - Ditidaht Thunderbird Totem by Joe ShawSKU: D1323_KKThis pole is a model of one of the iconic Thunderbird Totem Poles of Alert Bay, BC. The pole was carved by Joe Shaw, an artist from the Ditidaht Nation (formerly Nitinat) of Vancouver Island, BC. Signed. 12 1/2"H x 11 1/2"W PERIOD: Mid 20th CenturyORIGIN: Northwest - Unknown, Native ...
$550 - Haida-Style Totem Pole by Tsimshian artist Moses AlexceeSKU: C0484Moses Alexcee was a prolific Tsimshian maker from Prince Rupert who frequently carved for William Webber, the owner of the iconic Thunderbird Scenery Shop in Vancouver, BC. Alexcee often carved Tsimshian-style models of Haida totem poles. Note the watchmen on the top and interlocking figures – ...
$3,000 - Multi-figure Nuu-chah-nulth TotemSKU: C0114This Nuu-chah-nulth totem pole features a thunderbird over a raven. The thunderbird’s wings have been painted into wolf heads in profile. A colorful model pole dating to the 1930s. 7" PERIOD: Mid 20th CenturyORIGIN: Northwest - Nuu-chah-Nulth, Native AmericanSIZE: 7"
$250 - Mowachaht/Nuu-chah-nulth TotemSKU: B0702Mowachaht/Nuu-chah-nulth “Seattle Pole” from Ye Olde Curiosity Shop. This is a clean, bright model of the iconic “Seattle Totem” that stands in Pioneer Square in Seattle, WA. It was carved by a member of the Amos family, who carved for Ye Olde Curiosity Shop in the first half of the 20th ...
$450 - Two-figure Ditidaht/Nuu-chah-nulth TotemSKU: B0674GNicely carved, two-figure Nuu-chah-nulth pole that features Raven wearing a woven hat over a human. The imagery of Raven in the woven hat became a popular motif among Nuu-chah-nulth carvers in the 1920s and 1930s because of the popularity of the Tlingit Chief Shake’s Raven Pole with tourists. On ...
$500 - Northwest Coast “Style” TotemSKU: B0674FA well-carved non-Native pole from Alaska depicting a thunderbird over a whale. 10"H PERIOD: Early 20th CenturyORIGIN: Northwest - Alaskan, Native AmericanSIZE: 10"H40% off
$150$250 - Thompson River/ Nlaka'pamux First Nation Totem SetSKU: B0522Thompson River/ Nlaka'pamux First Nation (Interior Salish) totem set. This unusual group of totems features three poles mounted to a base. All of the poles feature a thunderbird over a bear. It is signed “Billy Sampson, Kanakabar Litton, BC.” Kanaka Bar is a historic mining and Interior Salish ...20% off
$2,000$2,500 - Nuu-chah-nulth Three FigureSKU: B0520Model Nuu-chah-nulth totem pole that features a thunderbird, wolf, and human. The face painted into the chest of the thunderbird and the serpent faces in profile make an image of the Sisiutl, the three-headed sea serpent. 11 1/2"H PERIOD: Mid 20th CenturyORIGIN: British Columbia, CanadaSIZE: ...
$500 - Nuu-chah-nulth “Seattle Totem Pole”SKU: B0369This highly weathered pole is a Nuu-chah-nulth model of the iconic Tlingit “Seattle Totem” that stands in Pioneer Square, in downtown Seattle. The pole was a sensation and became one of the most popular images for model totem pole makers in the Seattle area. This pole likely dates from the ...
$3,000 - Alaska Black Diamond Northwest Coast Style TotemSKU: B0061This pole was created in the Alaska Black Diamond Totems workshop near Ketchikan, Alaska. It was handmade by a studio of non-Native artists and features Black Diamond’s distinctive burnished finish. Alaska Black Diamond Totems was founded by husband and wife team Patrick Moore and Tedi Brown in ...
$550 - Pair of Cowichan/Coast Salish TotemsSKU: AE0616This pair of model poles were carved by Cowichan master carver Danny James, a Coast Salish artist who often produced carvings for Ye Olde Curiosity Shop. The poles depict thunderbirds over bears and are models of the famous Thunderbird Totems of Alert Bay, BC. The Cowichan people are a Coast ...
$900 - Nuu-chah-nulth Three Figure TotemSKU: A0723Nuu-chah-nulth three figure totem pole from Ye Olde Curiosity Shop. This older pole is an excellent example of Nuu-chah-nulth carving. It features a wolf, bird, and human figure with original, old paint. The black paper Ye Olde Curiosity Shop label on the back dates this pole to the first ten ...
$2,000 - Pacheedaht/Nuu-chah-nulth Totem by Samuel JacksonSKU: A0722Intricate Pacheedaht/Nuu-chah-nulth totem pole carved by Samuel Jackson. This astonishing pole features ten fully carved figures in just 13 inches of wood. The figures are raven, human, (2) small bears, a frog, a large bear, an inverted human, another frog, another human face, and a humanoid ...
$2,500 - Coast Salish Model TotemSKU: A0721This model pole of the iconic “Seattle Totem” was made by a local Coast Salish artist. This model would have been created not too long after the original pole was installed in Pioneer Square in downtown Seattle. Salish carvers did not traditionally make multi-figure totem poles, but tourist ...
$3,500 - Nuu-chah-nulth Three Figure TotemSKU: A0720Three figure carved totem with original sticker, “Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe, Coleman Dock, Seattle” and “History of Indian Totem Poles.” This older Nuu-chah-nulth pole features a black bear over an inverted frog and a skeletal human head. It is from Ye Olde Curiosity Shop, and, based on the ...
$2,500 - Nuu-chah-nulth Four Figure Model TotemSKU: A0718Older Nuu-chah-nulth Four Figure Model Pole. This nicely carved, larger Nuu-chah-nulth pole that features a bird, frog, killer whale, and bear. The pole is fully painted in original old pigments and has a wonderful patina. 25"H PERIOD: Early 20th CenturyORIGIN: Northwest - Nuu-chah-Nulth, ...
$3,500 - Multifigure Tlingit TotemSKU: A0716This Tlingit model pole features a bird-like figure (perhaps a hummingbird, crane, or mosquito) over a bear, holding what appears to be an insect. Underneath is another bear holding a stylized fish. This anonymous maker sold his work in Juneau and on Douglas Island in the early 20th century. ...
$3,500 - Makah Two Figure Totem by Young DoctorSKU: A0715Makah Two Figure Pole by Young Doctor (ca. 1851-1934). This important historic pole by the Makah master carver Young Doctor features an eagle over what appears to be an anthropomorphic frog. Young Doctor was a major historical carver whose work can be found in the Smithsonian National Museum of ...
$3,500 - Ditidaht/Nuu-chah-nulth TotemSKU: A0714Ditidaht/Nuu-chah-nulth totem pole with frog base. Larger model totem pole by the Williams family of Ditidaht carvers featuring a wolf, fish, frog, killer whale, and frog on a frog-shaped base. This deeply carved and intricate pole was made for sale in the iconic Ye Olde Curiosity Shop (YOCS) in ...
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Native American Carvings & Totem Poles
Totem poles are carved and painted sculptures featuring designs that have spiritual significance to a specific family, clan, or tribe. Some totems were designed to watch over and protect while others showcased a family’s ancestry or social rank. Totem poles were specific to Northwest tribes such as the Tlingit, Haida, Bella Coola, Chinook, Tsimshian, and coastal Salish. Cisco’s collection of Native American totems features a variety of styles ranging in size from 8 inches to 16 feet.
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