- Salish TotemSKU: S984This old model Salish pole dates to around 1900 and was sold out of the Hudson Bay Fur Trading Co. in Seattle, WA. The pole depicts an inverted killer whale, although the identities of the other figures are unclear. There is a formline human face in profile carved in relief and painted on the ...
$2,000 - Pair of Nuu-chah-nulth Model TotemsSKU: R568This 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 poles still have their original paint and have fantastic patina. The pole on the left features an eagle and a pair of frogs (especially nice, see ...
$9,000 - Coast Salish Thunderbird TotemSKU: R1215Coast Salish thunderbird totem with transverse killer whale. This unique Coast Salish (perhaps Squamish) model pole features a twist on the iconic Thunderbird Totem Poles of Alert Bay. The model is loyal to the original poles, save for the addition of a transverse killer whale cutting across the ...
$5,000 - Mowachaht/Nuu-chah-nulth Model Totem by Jimmy JohnSKU: R1082Large Mowachaht/Nuu-chah-nulth Model Pole by Jimmy John (1876-1988). This exceptional model pole is the work of Mowachaht master carver Jimmy John, an artist who lived for over 100 years and carved for most of the 20th century. This elaborate nine figure pole features a thunderbird (missing ...
$4,000 - Kwakwaka'wakw and Sisiutl Totem by Ernie HendersonSKU: Q195BKwakwaka'wakw thunderbird and Sisiutl model pole by master carver Ernie Henderson. A beautifully sculpted model pole by the late Kwakwaka'wakw master carver, Ernie Henderson. The pole features a thunderbird that has a white undercoat of paint and bold black and green designs. The thunderbird’s ...
$1,500 - Coast Salish Model TotemSKU: Q17This brightly painted, five-figured model totem pole features a thunderbird, inverted killer whale, human figure holding a wolf head, and bird (raptor) at the base. Based on its style, this model would have been carved by a Coast Salish artist, perhaps from around White Rock, BC, in the 1930s. ...
$1,500 - Nuu-chah-nulth 3-figure Totem by Jacob LouieSKU: P280This model totem pole was carved by Nuu-chah-nulth master carver Jacob Louie, who regularly produced work for the Thunderbird and Scenery Shop in Vancouver, BC. This pole features a humanoid figure between two bird figures. Louie’s work can be found in the Museum of Vancouver and is highly ...
$1,500 - Ditidaht Thunderbird Totem by the Williams FamilySKU: P279This 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 by a member of the Williams family of Ditidaht artists who have historically made pieces for Ye Old Curiosity Shop (YOCS) in Seattle. The red and ...
$1,200 - Nuu-chah-nulth Three Figure TotemSKU: P1588This Nuu-chah-nulth model totem pole features a bird, human figure, and mammal with sharp teeth (perhaps a bear or dog). The maker, although anonymous, was known to create pieces for William Webber and his Thunderbird Scenery Shop on Granville Street in Vancouver, BC. The white undercoat is ...
$1,500 - Tseshaht First Nation Three Figure TotemSKU: P1060This model pole is from the Tseshaht First Nation, a Nuu-chah-nulth people from around Port Alberni, in the south-central portion of Vancouver Island. It features a thunderbird over a bear, with a killer whale on a figural frog base. The pole is painted in green, red, cream, and black and dates ...
$3,500 - Pair of Tlingit Model TotemsSKU: O2122Tlingit culture is divided into two moieties, or groups: Eagles and Ravens. These groups, also called clans, are exogamous – which means they marry out to the other group – and are matrilineal, meaning they follow the group of their mother. This pair of poles are nearly identical, but the one on ...
$7,500 - Nuu-chah-nulth Chief Shakes TotemSKU: O2031This model pole is a Nuu-chah-nulth interpretation of the Tlingit Chief Shakes Raven Totem of Wrangell, Alaska. The original, full-sized pole tells the story of the story of how Raven stole the sun, moon, and stars from his Grandfather at the headwaters of the Nass River. 16" PERIOD: Mid 20th ...
$2,000 - Pair of Nuu-chah-nulth Model TotemsSKU: O2030This matched pair of Nuu-chah-nulth model poles each feature thunderbirds, wolves, lightning snakes and eagles. The poles are nearly identical and vary only in minute details and color choices. The thunderbirds surmounting each pole have wings individually pegged-in, giving the poles a much more ...
$8,000 - Tsimshian “Good Luck” Totem by George Mather Sr.SKU: O1024Tsimshian “Good Luck” Totem Pole carved by George Mather Sr. (1918-1990). The “good luck” totem was a design that was created by the Tsimshian artists of New Metlakatla, Alaska. It features an eagle, flipped over salmon, bear, and human. According to Eli Tait, the likely inventor of the “good ...
$2,500 - Nuu-chah-nulth Three Figure TotemSKU: O1018This Nuu-chah-nulth model pole features a fantastic, glossy paint job that is eye-catching and unique. The painting is crisp and precise, and really sets this pole apart. The top figure is eagle (or possibly another raptor) over an inverted killer whale and a bear. The killer whale has a face ...
$3,500 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 ...40% off
$1,500$2,500 - 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. ...
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