Monumetal four figure Tlingit totem. Man holding woodpecker, bear with owl above surrounded by coppers, headdress and thunderbird on top. Private commission and carved in the Tlingit workshop, Alaska, by master carvers. Later to an estate in New York where it was never installed. It would have cost a minimum of $70,000 to carve another with a wait period of 5-10 years. An exceptional piece.
PERIOD: Late 20th CenturyORIGIN: Northwest - Tlingit, Native American
SIZE: 16'8" x 28" Base