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ITEM NUMBER: AF0366
Ye Olde Curiosity Shop Thunderbird Model Pole by Chief White Eagle
$400
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Ye Olde Curiosity Shop Thunderbird Model Pole by Chief White Eagle. 10"H x 8"W
This is a Coast Salish Thunderbird and Human model totem pole attributed to Chief White Eagle. The model pole was likely carved by Chief White Eagle or a member of his family, a Muckleshoot Coast Salish family of carvers who created model poles for Ye Olde Curiosity Shop beginning in the 1940s. Their style is characterized primarily by bright neon-colored paints and “apostrophe” shaped eye outlines. Their poles also frequently feature long, rounded ears on their Thunderbirds and round discs of alder for bases.
This pole has a series of stamps on the back verifying its provenance with the Ye Olde Curiosity Shop and a stamp that reads “Hand Carved/Indian Made.” There is a third, smaller stamp on the verso of the pole that may identify it as Chief White Eagle and a handwritten note in pencil that reads “Alaska.” Many of these poles were either bought in Alaska in curio shops or at the Ye Olde Curiosity Shop on the same trip, so it is common to find notes associated with Alaska on these poles.
This is a Coast Salish Thunderbird and Human model totem pole attributed to Chief White Eagle. The model pole was likely carved by Chief White Eagle or a member of his family, a Muckleshoot Coast Salish family of carvers who created model poles for Ye Olde Curiosity Shop beginning in the 1940s. Their style is characterized primarily by bright neon-colored paints and “apostrophe” shaped eye outlines. Their poles also frequently feature long, rounded ears on their Thunderbirds and round discs of alder for bases.
This pole has a series of stamps on the back verifying its provenance with the Ye Olde Curiosity Shop and a stamp that reads “Hand Carved/Indian Made.” There is a third, smaller stamp on the verso of the pole that may identify it as Chief White Eagle and a handwritten note in pencil that reads “Alaska.” Many of these poles were either bought in Alaska in curio shops or at the Ye Olde Curiosity Shop on the same trip, so it is common to find notes associated with Alaska on these poles.
PERIOD: Early 20th CenturyORIGIN: Northwest Coast - Alaskan, Native American
SIZE: 10"H x 8"W
