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- Squamish Model Totem by Stan JosephSKU: P1232Squamish (Coast Salish) eagle and salmon model totem by Stan Joseph. This model pole depicts an eagle over a leaping salmon by Squamish master carver, Stan Joseph Sr. (Squamish name: Sequilem, born 1950). The pole is carved in yellow cedar and is neatly painted in red and black. Joseph began ...
$400 - 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 - 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 or Coast Salish Model TotemSKU: Q19An older, three-figure pole that appears to feature anthropomorphic owls in various stages of transformation. The top figure is a humanoid that is sitting on a bird that appears to be an owl with a smiling human face, over another bird – also probably an owl – with a human face. The pole dates ...
$900 - Muckleshoot Coast Salish Model Totem by “Chief” White EagleSKU: Q323Large Muckleshoot Coast Salish six figure model totem pole by “Chief” White Eagle. This large model pole was carved by “Chief” White Eagle, a Muckleshoot Coast Salish carver who created model poles for Ye Olde Curiosity Shop beginning in the 1940s. His style is characterized primarily by neon, ...
$4,500 - Nuu-chah-nulth or Coast Salish Model TotemSKU: R508Nuu-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 1900. The bird is painted in age-mellowed grey, black, and white with spots on its chest. The frog is painted in burgundy pigments with white spots on ...
$500 - 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 - Old Coast Salish TotemSKU: S987This model pole was likely carved by a local Salish artist in the Seattle area, perhaps Duwamish or Suquamish. The pole is carved in red cedar and features a raven, frog, another raven, and face – perhaps an anthropomorphic bear. This maker carved for Ye Olde Curiosity Shop early on in the ...
$900 - Tlingit Model TotemSKU: S991This model pole was carved by a Tlingit artist from Southeastern Alaska and features an eagle over a bear. It is carved in red cedar and is mounted on a base. The totem features nice, original old paint and good patina. 8 1/2"H PERIOD: Early 20th CenturyORIGIN: Northwest - Tlingit, Native ...
$750 - Tlingit Multifigure TotemSKU: U244This is a Tlingit totem pole created in the 19th century in Sitka, Alaska. This pole does not appear to have been completely finished but is excellently designed and was likely painted black by the maker for an impatient customer or perhaps one leaving on a scheduled steamship. Painting poles ...
$8,000 - Tlingit “Good Luck” Totem by C. DaltonSKU: V201This pole depicts the “Good Luck” or “Boy Who Fed the Eagles” totem pole motif that was usually made by Tsimshian artists from New Metlakatla, Alaska. It’s highly unusual for a Tlingit artist to depict this imagery. Although it’s unclear exactly who C. Dalton was, Dalton is a very common Tlingit ...
$750 - Ditidaht/Nuu-chah-nulth Totem by Raymond WilliamsSKU: Z129Chief Shakes Raven pole by Ditidaht/Nuu-chah-nulth artist Raymond Williams. This finely crafted model totem pole is by Ditidaht/Nuu-chah-nulth master carver Raymond Williams, the father of the current generation of Williams carvers. It depicts an iteration of the Tlingit Chief Shakes pole of ...
$3,500 - Nisga’a/Nishga Model Totem by W.H. MooreSKU: Z857Nisga’a/Nishga Model Pole featuring a Medicine Man, Owl, Wolf, and Frog Base. This striking pole features a medicine man, owl, and wolf over a figural frog base. The pole is from the Nisga’a Nation and was carved by W.H. Moore. The Moore family are large and prominent in the Nisga’a community. ...
$3,500 - Northwest Four Figure TotemSKU: AF0210Northwest four figure totem from British Columbia. Old black paint and integral base. PERIOD: Early 20th CenturyORIGIN: Northwest, United StatesSIZE: 24"
$2,500 - Northwest Style TotemSKU: AF0363Northwest style totem hand carved and painted. Made from photos and postcards for Northwest tourist shops such as Old Curiosity in Seattle. Not Native American made but still remains highly collectible. 11 1/2"H PERIOD: Early 20th CenturyORIGIN: Northwest - Unknown, Native AmericanSIZE: 11 1/2"67% off
$200$600 - Alaska TotemSKU: AF0366Northwest two figure totem with winged thunderbird. Marked on back "Hand Carved Indian Made, From the World Famous Ye Old Curiosity Shop Since 1899." In pencil at top "Alaska." On pine round base. 10"H x 8"W PERIOD: Early 20th CenturyORIGIN: Northwest - Alaskan, Native AmericanSIZE: 10"H x 8"W
$750 - Makah Totem by Frank SmithSKU: AG0077Frank Smith (1919-2006) was a prolific and important Makah artist who created several monumental poles that are still standing in locations across the Kitsap and Olympic Peninsulas. Smith was an important cultural teacher within his Makah community and is remembered as one of the most important ...
$3,500 - Northwest TotemSKU: P590ANorthwest multi figure totem of white cedar. Mounted on a more modern base. This one shows much use and handling. May have been a Native used piece rather than tourist. 14"H PERIOD: Early 20th CenturyORIGIN: Northwest - Unknown, Native AmericanSIZE: 14" x 1 1/2" x 1 1/2"
$1,500 - Coast Salish of Nuu-chah-nulth TotemSKU: AF0967Coast Salish of Nuu-chah-nulth two-figure totem pole. An older two-figure model pole that depicts a bird with a large crest and an anthropomorphized face over a humanoid figure. This pole is carved in yellow cedar with a rich patina and is painted in old green, yellow, red, and black pigments. ...
$1,200 - Coast Salish or Nuu-chah-nulth TotemSKU: AF0586Coast Salish or Nuu-chah-nulth three-figure totem pole. An earlier Coast Salish or Nuu-chah-nulth model pole that depicts a perched bird, perhaps a Raven, over what appears to be a Frog and Bird or possible Canine on the bottom. The simplified sculptural forms on this pole point to a Coast ...
$1,500 - Coast Salish Totem by Marlin AlphonseSKU: AF0810Coast Salish thunderbird and bear nodel totem pole by Marlin Alphonse. Marlin Alphonse is a Seattle-based Coast Salish artist who learned to carve from his relative, Gary Rice. Alphonse’s carving and painting style are very similar to Rice’s, particularly in the depth of his carving and color ...
$750 - Ditidaht Killer Whale and Watchmen Totem by Wilson WilliamsSKU: AG0801Ditidaht Killer Whale and Watchmen Model Pole by Wilson Williams. A very well-carved model pole by Wilson Williams, a member of the famous family of Ditidaht model totem pole makers. This particular design, which features a human riding on the back of a transverse killer whale below a group of ...
$2,200 - Northwest Coast/Nuu-chah-Nult TotemSKU: AF0326Northwest Coast model totem pole, possibly Nuu-chah-nulth. An unusual, single-figure pole on a large, cylindrical base. The humanoid figure on this pole is varnished and sparingly painted with red, green, and black pigments. Although this pole is carved and painted in a relatively minimalist ...
$1,500 - Northwest Coast Nuu-chah-nulth TotemSKU: AF0587Northwest Coast Nuu-chah-Nulth two-figure totem pole. A two-figure model pole that features a Raven over an inverted Killer Whale. This pole features a stamp from The Thunderbird/Scenery Shop and a paper clipping describing Tsimshian poles and crests. William Webber was a curio dealer who owned ...
$1,200 - Nuu-chah-nulth/Ditidaht TotemSKU: AF0196Nuu-chah-nulth/Ditidaht two-figure model totem pole. A well-carved Nuu-chah-nulth/Ditidaht model pole that features a Thunderbird with anthropomorphized chest over a Wolf. Although the name of this maker is currently unknown, their work is held in the Museum of Vancouver and several prominent ...
$750 - Nuu-Chah-Nulth or Coast Salish TotemSKU: AF0806A large pair of model poles that depict the Tlingit Chief Shakes Raven pole of Wrangell, Alaska. The poles tell the story of how Raven stole the sun, moon, and stars from his grandfather and feature, from top, Grandfather Raven wearing a woven hat, the box of daylight, Mother Raven and Raven as ...
$9,000 - Coast Salish Totem PoleSKU: AF1374Coast Salish multifigure model totem pole. An earlier Coast Salish model pole that features a bear, raven, frog, and anthropomorphic head on cedar base. The style of the carving points to a Seattle-area Coast Salish artist who worked for the Ye Olde Curiosity Shop in the first quarter of the ...
$2,200 - Nuu-chah-nulth TotemSKU: AH1025Nuu-chah-nulth model primitive totem of red cedar. PERIOD: Mid 20th CenturyORIGIN: Northwest - Nuu-chah-Nulth, Native AmericanSIZE: 8"
$600 - Northwest Coast Style TotemSKU: AF1334Northwest Coast style multifigure totem pole. This is a model of the Haida Raven Pole of Jasper Park, Alberta, that dates to the 1930s. The original pole was carved in the 1870s by Simeon Sdiihldaa, a master carver of Massett, Haida Gwaii. The original pole was transferred to Jasper Park in 1915 ...
$1,500 - Northwest Coast TotemSKU: AK0060Northwest Coast polychrome totem with multiple figures atop a turtle. Hole drilled for clamp. 19"H, base 5" x 5" PERIOD: Early 20th CenturyORIGIN: Northwest - Alaskan, Native AmericanSIZE: 19"H, base 5" x 5"
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