Eight Foot Painted Folk Art Totem Pole
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Large vintage folk totem pole. By reputation, this very large totem pole was carved and displayed in Alaska.
Wood, Paint
Large Tsimshian Thunderbird Totem Pole by George Mather Sr.
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
(1918-1990). This very large totem pole is a Tsimshian interpretation by George Mather Sr. of one of the famous Thunderbird Totems of Alert Bay, BC, originally carved by Charlie James.
Cedar
Very Large 19th Century North-Western Indian Carved Wood Totem Pole
Located in Germantown, MD
A very large 19th century North-Western Indian figural Carved Wood Totem Pole.
Hardwood
$6,050
1950s Ditidaht TOTEM
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Williams Memorial TOTEM Pole. The larger pole is not exactly the same, but it is clear that this was it's model and reference point during the creation of the memorial pole.
Cedar
Haida Argillite Totem by Jay Simeon
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Large Haida argillite totem pole by Jay Simeon (Haida/Blackfoot, b. 1976) 29"H, base 3 3/4" x 3 3/4".
Stone
19th Century Multi-Figure Tlingit Totem
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Complex Multifigure Tlingit Totem Pole from Sitka, Alaska. This larger red cedar model totem pole was carved by a Tlingit artist from Sitka, Alaska.
Cedar
$9,900 / set
Pair of Nuu-chah-nulth Model Totems
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
This pair of colorful larger Nuu-chah-nulth model totem poles were likely made for a curio shop in Seattle or Victoria sometime around 1915.
Cedar
Monumental Makah TOTEM by Young Doctor 108"H
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
This large-scale TOTEM pole is an exceptional example of turn-of-the-20th-century Northwest Coast carving and is likely the work of renowned Makah master carver Young Doctor (1851-19...
Cedar
Large 20th Century Midwestern Totem Pole
Located in Chicago, IL
Large 20th century Midwestern Totem Pole. It came from an estate in Evanston Il.
Wood
Large Carved Wood TOTEM Pole
Located in Toronto, ON
This exceptional hand carved vintage wood TOTEM is unique for its design and wood graining. It consists of a face with a large single feather on top and patterned carving on the base...
Wood
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H 53 in W 71 in D 3 in
"TOTEMIC SHAPES" LARGE MID CENTURY MODERN ABSTRACT OF TOTEM POLES
By Michael Frary
Located in San Antonio, TX
Michael Frary (1918 - 2005) Austin Artist Image Size: 47.25 x 65.5 Frame Size: Medium: Oil "Totemic Shapes" "New Horizon" Biography Michael Frary (1918 - 2005) Michael Frary was bo...
Oil
Antique TOTEM Pole Relic, Eagle or Thunderbird Beak
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique TOTEM pole relic, an eagle or thunderbird beak, of a very large TOTEM pole from the Pacific Northwest.
Wood
Early Weathered Camp TOTEM Pole
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a large TOTEM Pole and most likely came from an old summer camp.
Wood
Large 1920s Native Nuu-chah-nulth TOTEM Pole 55"H
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Large Nuu-chah-nulth TOTEM Pole. 55" x 36" W Squamish (Coast Salish) Thunderbird TOTEM by Alex Julian.
Cedar
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H 73 in W 12 in D 5 in
Large Hand Carved Signed Wood Jungle Wildlife Animal Scene Totem Sculpture Pole
Located in Studio City, CA
A rather special and intricately carved large, heavy TOTEM sculpture/ pole featuring a wide range of wild jungle animals - birds, snakes, wild boar, frogs, monkeys, lions, reptiles, ...
Wood
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H 19 in W 18 in D 6 in
Large Nuu-chah-nulth Northwest Coast Hand Carved Wood Totem Pole by Sam Williams
By Sam Williams
Located in San Diego, CA
A fine example attributed to master Nuu-chah-nulth carver Sam Williams (1884-1979), circa 1930s. Sam Williams who started carving for the Ye Olde Curiosity shop in Seattle, WA in the...
Wood
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H 29 in W 17.5 in D 5 in
Pair of Hand Carved West Coast Canadian Nootka Cedar Totem Poles: Jimmy John
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
The larger of the two TOTEM Poles has a label that identifies it as being carved by well known West Coast Northern Canadian artisan, Jimmy John.
Cedar
All Original Colorful Folk Art Totem Pole, Large, 1979
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This wonderful Northwest hand carved totem pole was created in 1979. The patina is all original and shows wonderful signs of outdoor weathering from the last 35 years. Totem is ca...
Paint, Wood
Northwest Coast Totem by Marlin Alphonse
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Colorful Alaskan three figure winged totem. Carved and painted by Marlin Alphonse. Noted on back "purchased by Brad and Hazel Ritter on board Royal Princes, Sitka, Alaska 1986. His n...
Cedar
$1,195
H 22.75 in W 10 in D 6 in
Mid-Century Era Signed West Coast Cedar Haida Indigenous Canadian Totem Pole
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This hand-carved cedar totem is signed by an unknown artist and presumed to have originated from Canada and dating to approximately 1960 and done in the West Coast Indigenous Haida s...
Cedar
Circa 1900 Salish Totem
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
This old model Salish pole dates to around 1900 and was sold out of the Hudson Bay Fur Trading Co. in Seattle, WA. The pole depicts an inverted killer whale, although the identities ...
Cedar
Alaskan Black Diamond Hand Carved Wood Totem Pole by Vic Yeoda
Located in San Diego, CA
A fine example of an Alaskan Black Diamond hand carved wood totem pole by Vic Yeoda, circa 1980s. The Totem stands and 5.5" H with a 6" wingspan and is in excellent condition. Great...
Wood
$595
H 17.75 in W 4.25 in D 3.5 in
Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous Native American Signed Wood Carved Totem Pole
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully designed, wonderfully carved Pacific Northwest Coast First Nation Native American (perhaps Haida, Tlingit, or Nootka) indigenous hand carved wood Three-figure totem pol...
Wood, Paint
Hand Carved Wood Totem Pole
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice hand carved and painted wood totem pole, circa 1970s. The totem stands and 26" H with a 16.5" wingspan and is in excellent condition for its age. The piece is painted in ...
Wood, Paint
$600Sale Price|20% Off
H 9.25 in W 8.25 in D 2.125 in
Nuu-chah-nulth Northwest Coast Hand Carved Wood TOTEM Pole by Ray Williams
Located in San Diego, CA
A fine example attributed to master Nuu-chah-nulth carver Ray Williams, circa 1960s. Ray Williams was the son of famed carver Sam Williams who started carving for the Ye Olde Curiosi...
Wood, Paint
1960's Solid Wood Hand Carved Primitive Totem Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully hand crafted solid wood totemic sculpture with detailed features highlighting its authentic presence. This unique piece meshes style and art into a eye catching and taste...
Wood
North American Totemic Wood Sculpture with Polychrome Decoration
Located in Nottingham, GB
Totem poles are among the most recognisable artistic expressions of the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast, including communities across present-day Alaska and British...
Wood
$1,295
H 11 in W 2.5 in D 3 in
Sam Williams Signed Northwest Coast Nuu-chah-nulth Carved Wood Totem Pole
By Sam Williams
Located in Studio City, CA
A striking hand carved Pacific Northwest Coast totem pole by Nuu-chah-nulth artist Sam Williams (1884?-1979). Williams was born in Vancouver, Canada (some say around 1880 others 188...
Wood, Paint
North West Coast Indian Totem Pole
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This North West Coast Indian totem pole has fantastic carving and condition. It is unsigned or dated. Found in California. This table top totem pole is unpainted and nice aged patina.
Wood
$1,100
H 21.5 in W 5.25 in D 3.88 in
Indigenous American West Coast Haida Styled Carved & Polychrome Painted Totem
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This folk art carved and polychrome painted totem pole is signed by an unknown artist and originated from the United States and dates to 1985 and done in a West Coast Haida style. Th...
Cedar
$595
H 14.5 in W 3.5 in D 3.5 in
Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous Native American Signed Wood Carved Totem Pole
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully designed, wonderfully carved Pacific Northwest Coast First Nation Native American indigenous hand carved wood totem pole. The work depicts a watchman (or watcher) figu...
Wood, Paint
$595
H 12.13 in W 9.13 in D 2.75 in
Manitoulin Indian Handicraft - Vintage Painted Wood Totem Pole - Canada - C.1950
Located in Chatham, ON
MANITOULIN INDIAN HANDICRAFT - Vintage hand-painted miniature cedar wood totem pole - produced on the West Bay Reserve (now M'Chigeeng First Nation) on Manitoulin Island - hand carve...
Cedar, Paint
North Western-Style Carved TOTEM Pole
Located in Queens, NY
North Western-style polychrome carved figural cedar wood totem pole, American 20th-century.
Wood
Native American Animal Mythical Creature Redwood Totem Pole
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Almost 17 foot tall redwood animal totem. Animal totems are believed to have spiritual significance. Watching over Pacific Northwest Indian tribes and families. Symbolizing guardian ...
Wood
$12,821Sale Price|20% Off
H 29.53 in W 23.63 in D 11.03 in
19th Century Italian Roman Vanitas Bust Renaissance Revival Memento Mori Marble
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Masterfully carved & most impressive Italian Vanitas bust in solid marble from late 19th century. White Carrara marble skull combined with a Belgian Black marble Roman toga (ro...
Marble, Belgian Black Marble, Carrara Marble
19th Century Native Chippewa Beaded Bandolier
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Chippewa fully beaded bandolier bag with full size pocket, floral beading on intermediate panel and delicate edge beading and faceted bead drops. Beautiful and visual. Very nice wall...
Other
Carol Grigg Native American Watercolor Lithographs, a Pair
Located in Raymondville, TX
Earth Healer and Mother Moon by Carol Grigg watercolor lithographs circa 1985 featuring Native American women on horseback in pastel shades on off-white paper. Double matted with cut...
Wood, Paper
$3,750
H 11.25 in W 4.5 in D 18.75 in
Antique Plains Roach Headdress c.1880 Deer & Porcupine Hair Native American
By Native American Art
Located in Denver, CO
This exceptional 19th-century Plains Native American roach headdress, dating to circa 1880, is a rare and visually dynamic example of traditional ceremonial regalia from the Great Pl...
Fur
Historic Laguna Pueblo Large Native American Olla, 1880's
By Native American Art
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Large Laguna Pueblo Indian Polychrome Olla, circa 1880's. Measures 12 5/8"h x 13"w. Featuring Geometric Designs on the Shoulder and Floral Designs with Fine Line Cross Hatching on...
Clay
Hopi Tasaf Katsina, c. 1940s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tasaf Katsina Hopi 1940s 10 inches H. x 4.50 inches W. x 3.75 inches D. Cottonwood root, mineral pigments, dyed horsehair, feathers. Very good original condition overall. An...
Other
$1,250
H 27 in W 10 in D 10 in
Large Signed Native American Hopi Original Mudhead Kachina Katsina Doll on Stand
By Native American Art
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully handcrafted/detailed and decorated Native American Hopi Mudhead Kachina doll. Quite an unusually large work. A striking piece overall. Hand painted with leather and pos...
Leather, Wood, Paint
$111,175 / set
H 64.18 in W 28.75 in D 0.79 in
Selection of eight restored 19th C Neo-Gothic Stained-Glass Windows
Located in Leuven , BE
The Color Experience: Stained-glass windows “Color is a power which directly influences the soul” (Wassili Kandinsky, Moskou 1866 – Neuilly-sur-Seine, 1944) “Color! What a deep a...
Art Glass, Stained Glass
$55,000
H 54 in W 52 in D 8 in
Museum Quality Native American Sioux Beaded Hide Dress Antique Plains 1880
By Sioux Indian Art
Located in Denver, CO
Exceptional museum-quality circa 1880 Native American Sioux beaded hide dress, representing one of the most significant and visually compelling forms of Plains Indian material cultur...
Hide, Beads
Blackfoot Native American Dress
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Blackfoot dress of red Stroud. Estimated 1920s. Beads on panels both sides carried over from 19th century. Period: 1920s Origin: Blackfoot Size: 40" x 40". Family Owned & Ope...
Beads
Ditidaht/Nuu-chah-nulth Totem by Raymond Williams
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
(1933-1988) This finely crafted wood totem pole is by Ditidaht/Nuu-Chah-Nulth master carver Raymond Williams, the father of the current generation of William's carvers. The carved to...
Cedar
$1,100Sale Price|50% Off
H 14 in W 11 in
Adult film star Cal Culver (AKA Casey Donovan) 'After Dark' Nude, Signed
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
Adult film star Cal Culver (AKA Casey Donovan) 'After Dark' magazine nude study, photographed in 1972. This is a vintage gelatin silver print, selenium toned, made by hand by master ...
Silver Gelatin
Sioux Beaded Pictorial Tunic
By Sioux Indian Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Sioux pictorial beaded tunic. Thread sewn and assembled using multiple hide panels. Beaded with 12 horses and 10 stars. Initials "C.S.C." Colors of deep red white hearts, various blu...
Hide, Beads
Native American Pueblo Painted Drum
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American Pueblo painted drum. Classic and colorful cottonwood drum with rawhide skin sides painted red, white and blue. Period: Mid 20th century Origin: Southwest, Cochiti ...
Wood
Victorian Religious Antique Stained Glass Window
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large religious antique stained glass window with its original carved sandstone window frame. Reclaimed from a church in Upton, Wirral. Though unsigned, the window has been attri...
Stained Glass
Doug Lafortune Sr. Salish Carved Wood and Abalone TOTEM Pole
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
72" TOTEM by Doug Lafortune. Salish TOTEM pole of a raven and beaver cedar TOTEM pole. Carved TOTEM pole with abalone and shell inlays. Carved. .72” x 9” x 10”. Period: 1953 Origin:...
Cedar
Folk art refers to a genre of art that shares the creator’s traditions, offering not just an artistic display but an opportunity to learn about a culture. Vintage, new and antique folk art typically reflects a heritage or location. It can include utilitarian objects and handmade art as diverse as weather vanes, portraiture and paintings, carnival art, quilts and duck decoys.
American folk art is frequently valued because of the traditional skills involved, like weaving, hand-carving wood and even stonework. Many folk artists are self-taught, while some train as apprentices within their community. By using available materials and taking a personal approach to their creations, artists ensure each piece is unique and conveys a story. Native American folk art includes functional objects reflecting their heritage, such as baskets, textiles and wooden pieces.
During the Great Depression, artistic materials in America were hard to come by, so artisans used discarded wood from cigar boxes and shipping crates to make highly stylized, notched pieces — most often picture frames and boxes — that are today sought after by collectors. This folk art style is called tramp art and was popular from roughly 1870 until the 1940s.
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