NORTHWEST COAST NATIVE AMERICAN HAIDA CARVED AND
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NORTHWEST COAST NATIVE AMERICAN HAIDA CARVED AND POLYCHROME-PAINTED CEDAR TOTEM POLE, depicting three animal figures, slightly hollowed out back. Excellent old patina. Late 19th/early 20th century. 29 3/4" H.
Good as-found condition with some age cracks, loss to mouth of central figure, losses to front of base.
Provenance: Descended in the family of Senator Marcus Allen Coolidge, Fitchburg, MA.
Acquired by Senator Coolidge during an Alaskan trip around 1920.
Catalogue Note: This totem was acquired by Senator Coolidge during an Alaskan trip around 1920. Marcus Allen Coolidge (1865-1947) was a Democratic United States Senator representing Massachusetts from March 4, 1931 to January 3, 1937. In 1916, Coolidge was elected mayor of Fitchburg, Massachusetts. In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson appointed Coolidge as special envoy to Poland to represent the Peace Commission. He became chairman of the Democratic state convention in 1920.
Good as-found condition with some age cracks, loss to mouth of central figure, losses to front of base.
Provenance: Descended in the family of Senator Marcus Allen Coolidge, Fitchburg, MA.
Acquired by Senator Coolidge during an Alaskan trip around 1920.
Catalogue Note: This totem was acquired by Senator Coolidge during an Alaskan trip around 1920. Marcus Allen Coolidge (1865-1947) was a Democratic United States Senator representing Massachusetts from March 4, 1931 to January 3, 1937. In 1916, Coolidge was elected mayor of Fitchburg, Massachusetts. In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson appointed Coolidge as special envoy to Poland to represent the Peace Commission. He became chairman of the Democratic state convention in 1920.
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Good as-found condition with some age cracks, loss to mouth of central figure, losses to front of base.
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NORTHWEST COAST NATIVE AMERICAN HAIDA CARVED AND
Estimate $300 - $500
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