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Totem India

Naga TOTEM, North-East India, 19th Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
northeastern part of India and northwestern part of Myanmar. Although they speak over 89 different languages
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Antique 19th Century Indian Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Naga TOTEM, North-East India, 19th Century
Naga TOTEM, North-East India, 19th Century
H 90.56 in W 27.56 in D 7.88 in
Naga TOTEM, North-East India, 19th Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
northeastern part of India and northwestern part of Myanmar. Although they speak over 89 different languages
Category

Antique 19th Century Southeast Asian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Naga TOTEM, North-East India, 19th Century
Naga TOTEM, North-East India, 19th Century
H 115.36 in W 11.03 in D 11.03 in
Naga TOTEM, North-East India, 19th Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
of their cultural views. A conglomeration of tribes native to the northeastern part of India and
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Antique 19th Century Southeast Asian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Naga TOTEM, North-East India, 19th Century
Naga TOTEM, North-East India, 19th Century
H 75.6 in W 26.78 in D 6.7 in
Wooden Naga-Tribe TOTEM
Located in Chicago, IL
Still one of the world’s most isolated societies, the The Naga of mountainous northeastern India
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Early 20th Century Indian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Hardwood

Wooden Naga-Tribe TOTEM
Wooden Naga-Tribe TOTEM
H 104 in W 32.25 in D 20 in
Limited Edition Totem Pole made in Pure Brass
Located in Kolkata, IN
layer. Totem I is a conversation piece to reflect at and elevate. In pure natural brass. The totem pole
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Limited Edition Totem Pole made in Pure Brass
Limited Edition Totem Pole made in Pure Brass
H 72.05 in W 16.93 in D 16.93 in
TOTEM Console Table, Collector's Edition, by Esvee Atelier
By Esvee
Located in Geneve, CH
TOTEM console table, Collector's Edition, by Esvee Atelier Dimensions: D 55 x W 172 x H 90 cm
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2010s Indian Post-Modern Console Tables

Materials

Brass

Black TOTEM Console Table, Collector's Edition, by Esvee Atelier
By Esvee
Located in Geneve, CH
Black TOTEM Console Table, Collector's Edition, by Esvee Atelier Dimensions: D 55 x W 172 x H 90
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2010s Indian Post-Modern Console Tables

Materials

Brass

Pat Douthwaite Charcoal drawing 'Totem' Scottish, abstract
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
. From 1959-1988 she travelled widely, to N. Africa, India, Peru, Venezuela, Europe, U.S.A., Kashmir
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20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Paper

Handcrafted Modern Minimal Solid Wood Oak Black TOTEM Console Table
By Esvee
Located in Hyderabad, TG
TOTEM is a sculptural and organic statement console table in Solid Oak wood, created inspired by
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Organic Modern Console Tables

Materials

Hardwood, Oak

Modern Contemporary Handcrafted Solid Oak Wood Console Table with joinery, TOTEM
By Esvee
Located in Hyderabad, TG
TOTEM is a sculptural and organic statement console table in Solid Oak wood, created inspired by
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Organic Modern Console Tables

Materials

Oak, Hardwood

Blue Totem - Scottish exhibited 1960's Abstract art
By Robin Philipson
Located in London, GB
joined the staff in 1947. During the Second World War, he served in India and Burma with the King's Own
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Gouache

Totem of Unmeasurable Memory, 1995 Assemblage of 7 silver gelatin prints
By Lewis Koch
Located in Surfside, FL
Totem of Unmeasurable Memory, 1995 Assemblage of 7 vintage silver gelatin prints Lewis Koch
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1990s Conceptual Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

The People March - Etching by Placido Scandurra - 1979
By Placido Scandurra
Located in Roma, IT
kind. The production of "archetypes" and "primordial and totemic forms" begins, a tendency that is
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Karim Rashid Silver Vinyl Shroom Stool for IDEE Limited Edition Signed Numbered
By Karim Rashid, Idée Japan
Located in Cathedral City, CA
part of the TOTEM Design collection; TOTEM - The Objects That Evoke Meaning - was a a progressive and
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1990s Japanese Futurist Stools

Materials

Upholstery, Synthetic, Foam, PVC

The Bat (Pipistrello) - Etching by P. Scandurra - 1976
By Placido Scandurra
Located in Roma, IT
of art of an alchemical and surreal kind. The production of "archetypes" and "primordial and totemic
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1970s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

A Link To the World - Expressionist Figurative Painting of Nude Female Figure
By Parris Jaru
Located in New York, NY
paint made with plant-based pigments that Jaru collects during his long exploratory trips through India
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Pigment

Original Graham Gallery poster (hand signed by Nancy Graves)
By Nancy Graves
Located in New York, NY
, India, Egypt, Peru, Australia and Canada. From a point of view that she described as “objective
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1960s Post-Minimalist Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Pencil, Offset

Building Babylon - Abstract Painting with Brown, Yellow and Blue Colors
By Parris Jaru
Located in New York, NY
Jaru collects himself during his long exploratory trips through India. This painting is part of a new
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Pigment

The Great Emancipation - Abstract Painting with Yellow and Brown Colors
By Parris Jaru
Located in New York, NY
Jaru collects himself during his long exploratory trips through India. This painting is part of a new
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Pigment

Merging Styles and Cultures, Original Contemporary Mixed Media Installation
By Gwen Samuels
Located in Boston, MA
, India, and Italy as well as more locally-inspired photography, artist Gwen Samuels artfully collages
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Digital Pigment, Thread

Ambushed in Africa - Expressionist Figurative Painting
By Parris Jaru
Located in New York, NY
pigments that Jaru collects himself during his long exploratory trips through India. Parris was born in NY
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Pigment

Tantra & Underwater series, Ink & Water Color, Blue, Black, Brown "In Stock"
By Sunil Das
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
to the finger-tips, for legs a pair of beastly fore-paws and its dark oval totemic frame is inlaid
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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

The Skin I'm In - Expressionist Figurative Painting of a Young Woman
By Parris Jaru
Located in New York, NY
long exploratory trips through India. Parris was born in NY and grew up in St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Pigment

International Farmer - Surrealist Figurative Painting with Blue Colors
By Parris Jaru
Located in New York, NY
trips through India. Parris was born in NY and grew up in St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica, until he was ten years
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'African Queen' Shona stone sculpture signed by Chenjerai Chiripanyanga
By Chenjerai Chiripanyanga
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Zimbabwean artist Chenjerai Chiripanyanga. The sculpture itself stands tall and proud like a totem, the
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

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17th-18th Century, Edo, A Set of Japanese Samurai Armor
Located in Sampantawong, TH
A set of Japanese Samurai armor. Age: Japan, Edo Period, 17th - 18th Century Size: Height 190.5 C.M. / Width 60 C.M. Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due...
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Antique 17th Century Japanese Antiquities

Materials

Metal

TOPPAI JINGASA EDO PERIOD - 18-19th Century - Japan
Located in TEYJAT, FR
This is a custom-made historical Japanese hat known as Jinggasa, worn by samurai during the Edo period (1603-1868), around the 18th to 19th century. Within the category of Jingasa, t...
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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Leather, Textile, Paper

Fine Antique Micro Mosaic Indo Persian Moorish Inlaid Trinket Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Fine antique large handcrafted vintage marquetry Indo Persian wood inlay micro mosaic with miniature hand painted scene. Fine Antique handcrafted precious box micro mosaic inlaid in ...
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Early 20th Century Lebanese Islamic Decorative Boxes

Materials

Fruitwood

Khada Hand Carved Decorative Totem Sculpture Set
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
All our totem sculptures are hand carved in Southern Africa from sustainable alien timber by a group of Zimbabwean artists who set their own prices, thus making them fair trade. ...
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2010s African Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Papua new Guinea Sepik Turtle stool Head Rest Oceanic Asian Tribal Art
Located in London, GB
Sepik Turtle stool Head Rest Oceanic Polynesian Australian A cute small stool or Headrest carved in the form of a turtle from the Sepik region of Papua new Guinea A beautiful objec...
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

Materials

Slate

Persian Illuminated Miniature with Two Figures Hunting in a Landscape
Located in Milwaukee, WI
The present illuminated page was once part of a larger manuscript, as evidenced by the tears along the right edge, illustrating a story from the Islamic world. The scene presents two...
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19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Antique Persian Qajar Pottery Figure Statue Rostam Shahmaneh Ferdowsi Islamic
Located in Portland, OR
An incredibly rare antique Persian pottery figure of the Persian hero Rostam, from Ferdowsi's epic The Shahnameh, dated 1804. The figure is signed and has the Hijri date of 1218 (wh...
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Antique Early 1800s Persian Islamic Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pottery

Ethno Design Massim People, Trobiand Islands, Wooden Charm Pig Sculpture
Located in Leuven , BE
Late 19th to early 20th century New Guinea, Trobriand Islands, Milne Bay, Massim People carved wooden pigs with incised decoration and flat paddle-style tails. The National Museum of...
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Tribal Art, Granary Wooden Door of the Naga Culture
Located in Mexico City, MX
This exceptional piece is one of the few impressively carved granary doors which have survived to our days. Created in the village of Wakching, in the Indian state of Nagaland, it ev...
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Antique 19th Century Southeast Asian Tribal More Asian Art, Objects and ...

Materials

Wood

Colorful Insects Under Antique Glass Dome
Located in Munich, DE
The Green Jungle Nymphs called Hétéropterix Dilaltata are form Papua New Guinea, Indonesian province. Set in an antique glass globe with wooden base. These have been found, captured,...
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20th Century Indonesian Organic Modern Natural Specimens

Materials

Glass, Organic Material, Wood

Colorful Insects Under Antique Glass Dome
Colorful Insects Under Antique Glass Dome
H 19.69 in W 11.42 in D 7.09 in
Old Papua New Guinea Ancestral Standing Figure
Located in Rochester, NY
Papua New Guinea standing male ancestral figure, hand carved from a single piece of wood. Beautifully aged old pigmented surface with finely decorated facial features and shell eyes....
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Wood

Ancient Persian Miniature - Original China Ink and Watercolour - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Persian Miniature is an original China Ink and Watercolour realized by an artist of 19th Century. Good condition for a little brown paper. Stamp of the "Pugliese Collezione...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Hand Carved Wood Papua New Guinea Canoe Prow
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage carved wood crocodile head boat prow from Papua New Guinea. This mid-20th century Papua New Guinean boat prow has been carved out of wood and features the head of a crocodi...
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Animal Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Colima Seated Redware Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully aged with a rich patina and pitted wear, this seated ceramic male figure is attributed to the Colima region of Western Mexico. The stylized form of this male figure follo...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Figurative Sculpt...

Materials

Ceramic

Colima Seated Redware Figure
Colima Seated Redware Figure
H 10.75 in W 7 in D 9.5 in
Ancient Persian Miniature: Men with Scimitar - Probably 18/19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 15 X 10 cm. This Persian Miniature scene of men with scimitar is a unique precious original painting on the front with handwriting remedies on the back. A beautifu...
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18th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Tempera

Single Yua Wenga Currency from the Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A single Yua Wenga currency from the early 20th century on custom iron stand. This antique tribal currency piece from Papua New Guinea has been carved from a giant clam shell, with p...
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Natural Specimens

Materials

Bone

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"Bison in Ochre Field", bold shapes, fluid figures in red and ochres
By Valentina DuBasky
Located in New York, NY
Bison in Ochre Field is painted with bold shapes, fluid figures and totemic symbols in vivid, red
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil, Plaster

Pink Triangle
By Nancy Azara
Located in New York, NY
the totem tradition inspiration to make her own multi-panel works. Nancy Azara came of age during
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Silver Leaf

Pink Triangle
Pink Triangle
H 13 in W 22 in D 1 in
Late 19th Century Tribal Cast Bronze Elephant TOTEM Figure, Kondh People, India
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th century tribal cast bronze elephant TOTEM figure, Kondh people, Orissa, India A bridal
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Antique Late 19th Century Indian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Totem
Located in Paris, FR
Mixed media, 2018 Handsigned by the artist in pencil Posca and Indian ink on paper LCD4250
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2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

India Ink

Totem
H 16.15 in W 11.03 in
Naga totem panel
Located in BORDEAUX, FR
Totem panel from Nagaland The Naga people lives on Indo-Burmese border. They was head cutter Hunter
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Vintage 1960s Indian Anglo-Indian Tribal Art

Materials

Teak

Naga totem panel
Naga totem panel
H 49.61 in W 11.82 in D 8.67 in
Pair of Indian Totems
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful handpainted wood totems from temple doors in India.
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Antique 19th Century Indian Sculptures

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pair of Indian Totems
Pair of Indian Totems
H 82 in W 8.5 in D 12 in
A Wooden Naga-Tribe Totem
Located in Chicago, IL
Still one of the world’s most isolated societies, the Naga of mountainous northeastern India are
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Early 20th Century Indian Mounted Objects

Materials

Hardwood

A Wooden Naga-Tribe Totem
A Wooden Naga-Tribe Totem
H 84 in W 36 in D 15.25 in
Totem of Unmeasurable Memory, 1995 Assemblage of 7 silver gelatin prints
By Lewis Koch
Located in Surfside, FL
Totem of Unmeasurable Memory, 1995 Assemblage of 7 vintage silver gelatin prints Lewis Koch
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1990s Conceptual Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Monumental Morung Carving with Eight Mithun Head Decoration
Located in Chicago, IL
artisans that create everything they need from the natural resources of their native land. This totem
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20th Century Indian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Monumental Morung Coarse Carving with Seven Mithun Head Decoration
Located in Chicago, IL
artisans that create everything they need from the natural resources of their native land. This totem
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20th Century Indian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Monumental Morung Carving with Seven Mithun Head Decoration
Located in Chicago, IL
artisans that create everything they need from the natural resources of their native land. This TOTEM
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20th Century Indian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Monumental Morung Carving with Seven Mithun Head Decoration
Located in Chicago, IL
artisans that create everything they need from the natural resources of their native land. This Totem
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20th Century Indian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Monumental Morung Carving with Three Mithun Head Decoration
Located in Chicago, IL
artisans that create everything they need from the natural resources of their native land. This TOTEM
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20th Century Indian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Monumental Morung Carving with Five Mithun Head Decoration
Located in Chicago, IL
artisans that create everything they need from the natural resources of their native land. This TOTEM
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20th Century Indian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Monumental Morung Carving with Leaf Muntjac and Four Mithun Head Decoration
Located in Chicago, IL
artisans that create everything they need from the natural resources of their native land. This TOTEM
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20th Century Indian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Monumental Morung Carving with Six Head Trophies and Five Mithun Head Decoration
Located in Chicago, IL
artisans that create everything they need from the natural resources of their native land. This totem
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20th Century Indian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Monumental Morung Carving with Five Mithun Head Decoration
Located in Chicago, IL
artisans that create everything they need from the natural resources of their native land. This TOTEM
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20th Century Indian Tribal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Black Bottle, Unique Handmade Black Ceramic Vessel Obelisk Sculpture
By Peter Hayes
Located in Chicago, IL
with Bronze boulders, Private collection, Udaipur, India. 2011 Raku Totem, Private Collection
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Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware

Expressionist Painting with Portrait of an African American Person
By Parris Jaru
Located in New York, NY
trips through India. The figure is intentionally drawn with a simplification of traits like the faux
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Pigment

Golden Dragonfly Lobster Claw Vessel
By Sharles
Located in Loveland, CO
antique store, and on buying trips to India, France, Italy, China, and Japan. In addition to his own
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

SPIRIT TOTEM Signed Lithograph, Surreal Abstract, South Asian, Purple Red Black
By Arun Bose
Located in Union City, NJ
Spirit Totem is an original hand drawn lithograph by the Indian-American artist Arun Bose, hand
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Monumental Morung Carving with Leaf Muntiac and Five Mithun Head Decoration
Located in Chicago, IL
artisans that create everything they need from the natural resources of their native land. This totem
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20th Century Indian Tribal Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood

Naga wood panel
Located in BORDEAUX, FR
totem panel from Nagaland. the Naga people lives on the Indo-Burmese border. head-cutter people
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20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Naga wood panel
Naga wood panel
H 38.59 in W 8.27 in D 8.67 in
Monumental Morung Carving with Three Mithun Head Decoration
Located in Chicago, IL
artisans that create everything they need from the natural resources of their native land. This TOTEM
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Mid-20th Century Indian Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood

Ettore Sottsass for Bitossi "Flavia" Minitotem, Series of Five
By Ettore Sottsass, Bitossi
Located in Naples, IT
"Flavia" monumental set of five totems, designed 1964, executed 1995-1996 Complete series of five
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Raku Figure, Unique Handmade Ceramic Obelisk Sculpture with Porcelain Wings
By Peter Hayes
Located in Chicago, IL
, India. 2011 Raku Totem, Private Collection, Maryland. USA Glass Water Sculpture, Private Collection
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Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware

Chorus Line
By Sharles
Located in Loveland, CO
his grandmother in her antique store, and on buying trips to India, France, Italy, China, and Japan
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1990s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Chorus Line
Chorus Line
H 11.5 in W 11.5 in D 1 in
Circa 1959 Abstract Landscape Oil on Board by Doris Mae Totten Chase
By Doris Totten Chase
Located in Oakland, CA
there. “ I was nurtured by them. In the Northwest, you come to feel very close to totems and ritual
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Four Prints by Teresa Cole
Located in Atlanta, GA
person exhibition, Harrington Street Arts Centre, Kolkata, West Bengal, India (curator: Dr. Paula
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21st Century and Contemporary American Prints

Four Prints by Teresa Cole
Four Prints by Teresa Cole
H 52 in W 16 in D 2 in
Le Corbusier Totem, 1963
By Le Corbusier
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Le Corbusier Totem 1963 Magnificent Charles-Édouard Jeanneret also known as Le Corbusier
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper

Le Corbusier Totem, 1963
Le Corbusier Totem, 1963
H 28.7 in W 31.6 in D 1 in
Spotted Goat With Spiral Horns
By Valentina DuBasky
Located in New York, NY
, Prudential, and IBM Collections, and the Fuzhou International Center in China. Her paintings of totemic
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

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Totem India For Sale on 1stDibs

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A totem India can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,865, while the lowest priced sells for $109 and the highest can go for as much as $25,000.