NORTHWEST COAST NATIVE AMERICAN HAIDA CARVED ARGILLITE
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NORTHWEST COAST NATIVE AMERICAN HAIDA CARVED ARGILLITE TOTEM POLE, depicting three animal figures, slightly hollowed out back, raised on a rectangular base. Late 19th/early 20th century. 15 1/2" H.
Old repaired break at center, another repair at base, chip to crest.
Provenance: Descended in the family of Senator Marcus Allen Coolidge, Fitchburg, MA.
Acquired by Senator Coolidge during an Alaskan trip around 1920.
Catalogue Note: 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.
Old repaired break at center, another repair at base, chip to crest.
Provenance: Descended in the family of Senator Marcus Allen Coolidge, Fitchburg, MA.
Acquired by Senator Coolidge during an Alaskan trip around 1920.
Catalogue Note: 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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Old repaired break at center, another repair at base, chip to crest.
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NORTHWEST COAST NATIVE AMERICAN HAIDA CARVED ARGILLITE
Estimate $200 - $300
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