Makah Two Figure Totem by Young Doctor

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 what appears to be an anthropomorphic frog. Young Doctor was a major historical carver whose work can be found in the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, The Burke Museum at University of Washington, Ivar’s Salmon House in Seattle, the permanent collection of Ye Olde Curiosity Shop, and the Makah Cultural and Research Center in Neah Bay, Washington. The red sticker and totem pole informational paper from Ye Olde Curiosity Shop (YOCS) identifies this pole as being among the earliest pieces sold by YOCS after opening in 1899. Northwest totem with original “Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe” sticker and “History of Indian Totem Poles.” 19"H