Native American Carvings & Totem Poles

Nuu-chah-nulth Three Figure Model Pole from Ye Olde Curiosity Shop.This model pole was carved by a Nuu-chah-nulth artist for Ye Olde Curiosity Shop...

This pair of colorful larger Nuu-chah-nulth model totem poles were likely made for a curio shop in Seattle or Victoria sometime around 1915. The po...

Nuu-chah-nulth or Coast Salish model totem featuring Bird and Frog. This model pole features a bird wearing a hat over a frog, dating to around 19...

Coast Salish thunderbird totem with transverse killer whale. This unique Coast Salish (perhaps Squamish) model pole features a twist on the iconic ...

Large Mowachaht/Nuu-chah-nulth Model Pole by Jimmy John (1876-1988). This exceptional model pole is the work of Mowachaht master carver Jimmy John,...

Large Muckleshoot Coast Salish six figure model totem pole by “Chief” White Eagle. This large model pole was carved by “Chief” White Eagle, a Muckl...

Kwakwaka'wakw thunderbird and Sisiutl model pole by master carver Ernie Henderson. A beautifully sculpted model pole by the late Kwakwaka'wakw mast...

This Nuu-chah-nulth model pole features an inverted salamander (some interpret this figure as a lizard) over a bear. This charming little red cedar...

An older, three-figure pole that appears to feature anthropomorphic owls in various stages of transformation. The top figure is a humanoid that is ...

This brightly painted, five-figured model totem pole features a thunderbird, inverted killer whale, human figure holding a wolf head, and bird (rap...

This model totem pole was carved by Nuu-chah-nulth master carver Jacob Louie, who regularly produced work for the Thunderbird and Scenery Shop in V...

This pole is a model of one of the Thunderbird Totems of Alert Bay, a favorite image of mid-20th century totem makers. This pole was likely carved ...

Muckleshoot (Coast Salish) totem pole and captive ball. This unusual model pole features a carved captive ball – a standard American folk art tradi...

This Nuu-chah-nulth model totem pole features a bird, human figure, and mammal with sharp teeth (perhaps a bear or dog). The maker, although anonym...

Squamish (Coast Salish) eagle and salmon model totem by Stan Joseph. This model pole depicts an eagle over a leaping salmon by Squamish master carv...

This model pole depicts a black bear over a raven and a red killer whale. A couple of unusual features set this pole apart – particularly the angle...

This pole is a Nuu-chah-nulth-made model of the Tlingit Chief Kian totem pole that stands in Ketchikan, Alaska. Full-sized Tlingit poles that could...

This model pole is from the Tseshaht First Nation, a Nuu-chah-nulth people from around Port Alberni, in the south-central portion of Vancouver Isla...

An interesting little model pole dating to the 1930s that features a diving eagle over a human. This pole would have been carved by a Nuu-chah-nult...

Pair of Tlingit model totem poles. Tlingit culture is divided into two moieties, or groups: Eagles and Ravens. These groups, also called clans, are...

This model pole is a Nuu-chah-nulth interpretation of the Tlingit Chief Shakes Raven Totem of Wrangell, Alaska. The original, full-sized pole tells...

This matched pair of Nuu-chah-nulth model poles each feature thunderbirds, wolves, lightning snakes and eagles. The poles are nearly identical and ...

Tsimshian “Good Luck” Totem Pole carved by George Mather Sr. (1918-1990). The “good luck” totem was a design that was created by the Tsimshian arti...

This Nuu-chah-nulth model pole features a fantastic, glossy paint job that is eye-catching and unique. The painting is crisp and precise, and reall...