Vintage Pacific Northwest Coast Painted Wood Totem Pole
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**Originally Listed At $500**
Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A beautiful totem pole carved from finely grained red cedar atop a separate discoid platform. The pole is intricately carved in three dimensions and features (from bottom to top) a seated human figure with ovoid eyes outlined in white and black, an abstract frog or lizard with discoid eyes facing upwards, and a red-faced bear with a tapered snout and perky ears. The composition is embellished with black, red, white, yellow, and green hues that imbue each totemic figure with a pop of color. Size: 1.1" W x 9.9" H (2.8 cm x 25.1 cm); 10.7" H (27.2 cm) on attached wooden platform.
Provenance: private Newport Beach, California, USA collection
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#146516
Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A beautiful totem pole carved from finely grained red cedar atop a separate discoid platform. The pole is intricately carved in three dimensions and features (from bottom to top) a seated human figure with ovoid eyes outlined in white and black, an abstract frog or lizard with discoid eyes facing upwards, and a red-faced bear with a tapered snout and perky ears. The composition is embellished with black, red, white, yellow, and green hues that imbue each totemic figure with a pop of color. Size: 1.1" W x 9.9" H (2.8 cm x 25.1 cm); 10.7" H (27.2 cm) on attached wooden platform.
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.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#146516
Condition
Minor abrasions and nicks to human, frog/lizard, bear, and attached platform, with fading and chipping to original pigment, and minor softening to some finer details, otherwise intact and very good. Light earthen deposits and great remains of original pigment throughout. The words "To Dad" written in graphite on verso of totem pole body.
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Vintage Pacific Northwest Coast Painted Wood Totem Pole
Estimate $500 - $750
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