Antique Totem

It serves as both a functional cigar accessory and a miniature totemic sculpture — perfect for display or daily ritual.

Two Abelam spirit totems dating the late 19th century and mounted on wooden plinths.

A turn of the century "Ompi" featuring a totemic ancestor's face, Markham Valley, Morobe Province.

Powerful, statuesque figures are the undisputed protagonists of the Milanese artist Pompeo Borra's first production. An almost totemic purity characterises the static poses and delib...

Featuring a stylized anthropomorphic face of an ancestral totem figure with cowry shell eyes and shell nose adornment dating to the late 19th - early 20th century.

A fantastic Nepalese Ganapati who in this example is crowned, four-armed, has a serpent around his neck (as in Purana texts), stands astride his two rat totems, and is surrounded by ...

In Dresden Penck studied painting, becoming a major proponent, alongside figures like Georg Baselitz and Jörg Immendorf, of the combination of expressionistic, gestural mark-making a...

His retainer holds his helmet fitted with deer antlers and a crescent moon ornament, his totem and amulet. The armour has been printed with a jet black lacquered effect whilst the wh...

Remnants of ochre Churingas were sacred totemic items rarely seen, kept in a hallowed storehouse or hiding place, containing the churingas of all the tribe members.

Remnants of ochre Churingas were sacred totemic items rarely seen, kept in a hallowed storehouse or Ertnatulunga, containing the churingas of all the tribe members .The owner of the...

The ornamentation on each totem represents the group’s successes. The mithun bull silhouette symbolizes wealth.

Jewish ritual objet Besamin TOTEM Silver spice tower Origin Germany Circa 1900 at its base it has the silver seals Possibly a flag missing 95 g of weight.

The ornamentation on each totem represents the group’s successes. The Mithun bull silhouette symbolizes wealth.

Whimsical, TOTEM style, brass candlestick lamps with bearded, crowned male detail.

Symbolic of the Chinese concept of yin and yang, this pair of polychrome foo dogs represent totems of protection and prosperity. The female (yin) and male (yang) foo dogs are crafted...

Though totems are most commonly associated with the native inhabitants of the Americas, the oldest discovered Chinese totems predate those crafted by Native Americans by millennia.

Recognized as expert craftsmen, they hold a strong warrior tradition, as this piece demonstrates. Traditionally, totems have been associated with divine and magic powers attributed ...

Large decorative totem from the 19th century. This magnificent piece is unique.

Rare carved teak wood owl totem sculpture 19th c from Burma. Originally covered with metal which is long since gone.

EARLY 20THC INDIAN HAND CARVED & PAINTED TOTEM POLE IN POLYCHROME PAINT ON ITS ORIGINAL STAND.

The piece remains in excellent condition and is mounted on a discoid base. The totem pole is very large for a table top model.

FANTASTIC PAIR OF 19THC "INDIAN TOTEM POLE" SPOONS STERLING SILVER.BOTH ARE MARKED AND IN GREAT CONDITION.THE SPOON ON THE RIGHT IS MARKED "OLYMPIC RANGE FROM SEATTLE ".THE SPOON TO...

TOTEM sleep guardian or Kata Sergo from the ethnic Goragué, South / South West Ethiopia.

Late 19th century tribal cast bronze elephant TOTEM figure, Kondh people, Orissa, India A bridal dowry sculpture in the form of an elephant and rider, which would formerly have be...

The composition is both rigorous and poetic: a play of solid volumes and open structure, anchored by a distinctive rear leg featuring geometric cutouts and resting on a characteristi...

A pair of rare carved teak wood owl totem sculptures, 19th c from Burma. Originally covered with metal which is long since gone.

A sculptural, totem-like coat stand by modernist designer Charles Dudouyt.

A great old gabbeh from SW Iran with a large totem-like motif on a natural brown field. One of the nicest of an increasingly rare type of tribal rug.

A great old gabbeh from SW Iran with a large totem-like motif on a natural brown field. One of the nicest of an increasingly rare type of tribal rug.

Here, the carved invocation of a Hornbill's head (kalao) reflects the "master of all birds,” whose intelligence, creativity, and totemic ability enhances and projects the skill of an...

Remarks from Lawrence Jeffrey: “A delightful desk totem.” WEIGHT: 32.67 oz. HALLMARKS: none

THis humble country cabinet is an unexpected totem of the 20th Century: iron and wood, joined together by industry, rising towards the heavens as part of man’s march of progress: thr...

This black patinated cabinet is an unexpected totem of the 1800s: iron and wood, joined together by industry, rising towards the heavens as part of man’s march of progress: three tie...

Sensually decorated and painted with depictions of mythological fauns, women, men, and totems in various sexual and erotic positions of ecstasy, pleasure, intimacy and communion.

Free-floating tribal totems, including charming, naively-rendered animal forms, delightfully reinforce the tribal nature of this piece.

The border is composed of alternating leaves and trees, both drawn in a wispy organic manner, and the leaves break the confinement of the main white frame. Stylized, almost totemic l...

The outer border with its almost totemic symmetrical geometric motif within squares is pure Central Asian.

A great collection of (33) silver charms including horseshoe, cowboy hat, cowboy boot, strirrups, chaps, ropes, feathered headdress, totem pole, papoose, teepee, tomahawk and some gr...

It was also seen as a totem to ward off evil. The size, color and pattern of the Bi varied based on the owner’s status.

It was also seen as a totem to ward off evil. The size, color and pattern of the Bi varied based on the owner’s status.

Priced as a set collection including the four totem..

A central column of Memling gulls placed inside octagonal medallions creates a multi-hued totem the length of the runner. Known for their use of diamonds in their designs, the multi-...

This is a good example of the classic Lori Pambak Kazak design, the bold central ivory ground quatrefoil medallion containing the totemic symbol of two opposed birds with crested hea...

He painted his most famous work, Guernica (1937), in response to the Spanish Civil War; the totemic grisaille canvas remains a definitive work of anti-war art.

He painted his most famous work, Guernica (1937), in response to the Spanish Civil War; the totemic grisaille canvas remains a definitive work of anti-war art.

The designs are often based on their iconography, with star and cross-like devices alternating with geometric totemic-like figures of an abstract nature - typical of other forms of A...

The designs are often based on their iconography, with star and cross-like devices alternating with geometric totemic-like figures of an abstract nature - typical of other forms of A...

Each of these octagonal medallions are accompanied on each side by two totem-like tribal motifs, creating a well-defined and strong sense of balance and proportional harmony.

Also, Anubis has a beautiful statue to his name which is made in the form of a jackal that was found at the Tomb of Tutankhamun.Anubis is an extremely ancient god in Egypt's history ...

Inextricably connected to the ritual life of the North Ambrymese people, slit drums such as this are visual and aural delights, totemic effigies laying at the intersection of aesthet...

Typically 19th century argillite carvings are small totem and pipes. There are repairs to the piece and two hands missing on the front.

Certainly it is clear that the pre-Christian Celts placed an almost totemic value on severed heads. The Roman historian Diodoros Sikulos emphasised their value within Celtic warrior ...

This fine bust is a fitting memorial to a totemic figure in classical history and an exceptional work of art.

Ditidaht First Nation TOTEM by Rick Williams the brother of John T. Williams partnered with other Native carvers to create at tribute to John in the form of a 34' tall red cedar TOTE...

Simon Charlie "pole of wealth". Carved in Duncan, BC 1958 for Patrick Pryor who is in the timber business. Compared to the "pole of wealth" in Duncan, BC, you will see Simon's finger...

Northwest totem with whale, man figure (possibly prominent individual within the tribe or society where the hands are shown in a holding position which would designation an individua...