Native American Carvings & Totem Poles

Nuu-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 ...

Intricate Pacheedaht/Nuu-chah-nulth totem pole carved by Samuel Jackson. This astonishing pole features ten fully carved figures in just 13 inches ...

This 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 or...

Three figure carved totem with original sticker, “Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe, Coleman Dock, Seattle” and “History of Indian Totem Poles.” This older ...

Older 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...

This Tlingit model pole features a bird-like figure (perhaps a hummingbird, crane, or mosquito) over a bear, holding what appears to be an insect. ...

Makah Two Figure Pole by Young Doctor (ca. 1851-1934). This important historic pole by the Makah master carver Young Doctor features an eagle over ...

Ditidaht/Nuu-chah-nulth totem pole with frog base. Larger model totem pole by the Williams family of Ditidaht carvers featuring a wolf, fish, frog,...

This larger model pole was created by a Nuu-chah-nulth or Ditidaht artist on Vancouver Island and sold through the historic Nugget Shop in Juneau, ...

This pole is a model of the “Seattle Totem” that stands in the Pioneer Square neighbourhood in downtown Seattle. This pole is carved in an early st...

Coast Salish (Suquamish or Duwamish) model of Seattle totem pole. This model pole is a Coast Salish copy of the iconic Tlingit Seattle Totem that s...

This model pole was carved by a member of the Amos family of carvers, who worked for Ye Olde Curiosity Shop (YOCS) in Seattle. It depicts the Thund...

Signed Bobby Talon. Purchased in BC. 34" diameter.PERIOD: Last Half 20th CenturyORIGIN: British Columbia, CanadaSIZE: 34" diameter

19th Century (or earlier) sailor whimsical scrimshaw on walrus ivory. Collected by Earl Gans.PERIOD: 19th CenturyORIGIN: Arctic - Inuit, Native Ame...

This large 5'1" five-figure pole would have been made by a Coast Salish artist (probably Squamish) in the 1960s. The pole was purchased and moved t...

Bella Coola Totem. 9". This carving is a rare, 19th century Tsimshian model totem pole from British Columbia. The pole features a human figure sitt...

Makah totem by Young Doctor (1851 - 1934). Neah Bay, Washington. This monumental pole is a significant piece of Northwest Coast art and Seattle his...

Inuit carved ivory billiken signed KUNAYAK. Carved walrus ivory with black accents. 2" x 1"PERIOD: Early 20th CenturyORIGIN: Alaska, United StatesS...

Native carved Alaskan billiken from a sperm whale tooth. Carved walrus ivory with black accents.PERIOD: Early 20th CenturyORIGIN: Alaska, United St...

(1918-1990). This very large 9'2" x 6'3" totem pole is a Tsimshian interpretation by George Mather Sr. of one of the famous Thunderbird Totems of ...

Northwest Coast cedar totem.Signed on back, "Indian Arts by Danny James." Unpainted. On bottom, "HP Haida beaver."PERIOD: Mid 20th CenturyORIGIN: N...

Alaskan Inuit carved billiken charm. Used not tourist piece.PERIOD: Early 20th CenturyORIGIN: Arctic - Inuit, Native AmericanSIZE: 1 1/2"

Two figures - raven wearing a chief's hat over a bear. Original paint. Stamped on back but unreadable. 5 1/2"PERIOD: Early 20th CenturyORIGIN: Wash...

Burl wood on spoon. Much used patina.PERIOD: UnknownORIGIN: Minnesota, United StatesSIZE: 9"H , Ladle 5" x 5"

Ute sheep horn spoon with old tag “Ute, Pine River, Battle, Ex. Cottchall Collection. Collected 1870.” Brain tanned and beading on top.PERIOD: Mid ...

Rustic style Woodlands carved ladle of wood with much patina.PERIOD: 19th CenturyORIGIN: Minnesota, United StatesSIZE: 8"H; Ladle 4" x 4"

Highly polished Woodlands feast ladle of steer horn.PERIOD: 19th CenturyORIGIN: Minnesota, United StatesSIZE: 13" Ovearll

Woodlands very finely (thin) carved spoon with brain tanned tie.PERIOD: UnknownORIGIN: Minnesota, United StatesSIZE: 7" Overall x 2"W

Northern Plains carved and steamed cow horn spoon with red paint added at the top.PERIOD: UnknownORIGIN: Great Plains - Northern Plains, Native Ame...

Carved wood spoon that has seen much use. Much patina. Collected Frazier River. With old tag.PERIOD: UnknownORIGIN: Minnesota, United StatesSIZE: 9"

Thinly carved sheep horn spoon with dot design both inside and out. Used in the Northern and Southern Plains.PERIOD: UnknownORIGIN: Great Plains - ...

Woodlands ladle with burnt burl head top. Much used patina.PERIOD: UnknownORIGIN: Minnesota, United StatesSIZE: 9"H Ladle 5"

Woodlands stand-up ladle of burl with dog head top. Patina to spare.PERIOD: UnknownORIGIN: Minnesota, United StatesSIZE: 8 1/2"H Ladle 5"

Woodlands feast ladle of carved birch, dog head handle at top. Patina to spare.PERIOD: UnknownORIGIN: Minnesota, United StatesSIZE: 8"H; Ladle 5"...

Iroquois Haudensoaunee pewter and wood snow snake. 36" long. Ex Sarra. The snow snake was by the Iroquois for winter games across Minnesota, Wiscon...

Alaskan black diamond hand carved totem pole from Alaskan Native yellow cedar. Not Native carved but remains highly collectible. Features motif fro...

Large ulu with two seals carved on the ivory handle and a polar bear skin carrying case. Features the full bodies of two seals carved on the handle...

Inuit whale carving of fossilized ivory attached to a prehistoric tool attached to a base of fossilized mastodon ivory. Bottom signed "Berring Beak...

Miniature ivory humpback whale depicted swimming with detailed and exceptioanlly realistic features, especially on the head, flippers and tail. The...

Alaskan black diamond hand carved totem pole from Alaskan yellow cedar. Not Native carved. Made for and marketed in a souvenir shop in Ketchikan, A...

"Matched" pair of scrimshawed walrus tusks having sterling caps and English hallmark. Assume collected in Alaska, early 20th Century, then back to ...

Alaskan carved ivory or whale bone halibut fetish.PERIOD: Early 19th CenturyORIGIN: Alaska, United StatesSIZE: 3" x 1 1/4"

Northern Plains feast ladle made from a steamed longhorn with quill decorated handle.PERIOD: Mid 19th CenturyORIGIN: Great Plains - Northern Plains...

Inuit carved wood sea turtle. Shell lifts off for hidden compartment. Remnants of old paint. Collected by a school teacher in Alaska.PERIOD: 19th C...