1940s Haida / Tlingit Red Cedar Totem Pole
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Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, probably Haida or Tlingit, ca. 1940s CE. A hand-carved red cedar totem pole depicting a trio of abstract zoomorphic creatures painted in vibrant colors atop an integral platform. The featured creatures on the totem pole are [from bottom to top] a seated bear with bared fangs, a perched raven with a downward-pointed beak and beady eyes, and a crouching eagle with an anthropomorphic face peering out from its abdomen. Size: 1.55" W x 11.75" H (3.9 cm x 29.8 cm)
Provenance: private Newport Beach, California, USA collection
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#146527
Provenance: private Newport Beach, California, USA collection
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
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#146527
Condition
Small chip to one lower corner of platform, with light abrasions and fading to pigment on all three creatures, otherwise intact and very good. Nice remains of original pigment throughout.
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1940s Haida / Tlingit Red Cedar Totem Pole
Estimate $800 - $1,200
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