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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...
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Vintage 1980s American Native American Native American Objects
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Cedar
Circa 1900 Pair of Northwest Coast Totems
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Matching pair of Northwest Coast carved model totem poles. Polychrome decorated with carved humanoid and bird figures. Each twice signed "Betty Sanners" back and bottom. Provenance H...
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Antique Early 1900s American Native American Native American Objects
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Cedar
Northwest Four Figure Cedar Totem
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Northwest four figure totem from British Columbia. Old black paint and integral base. Great condition and just the right size. Northwest Coast art, consisting of totem poles, posts o...
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Early 20th Century Native American Native American Objects
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Cedar
Circa 1900 Northwest Coast Totem, 27 1/2"H
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Northwest Coast polychrome totem. Carved with bird figures, frog and bear. Remnant of newspaper clipping verso, mounted to square wood base. Provenance Hudson Bay Fur Company, Seattl...
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Antique Early 1900s American Native American Native American Objects
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Cedar
Massive Pair Native Salish Carved Totems
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Matched pair of Salish Native American totem poles. Both identical. Carved as a thunderbird with spread rings separately carved and attached perched on the head of a human over a sea...
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Late 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
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Cedar
1920s Native Ditidaht Totem "Wishing Stool" by Sam Williams
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
This stool was carved by Sam Williams, the patriarch of the Williams family of carvers and was probably sold out of Ye Olde Curiosity Shop. The name “wishing stool” was coined by Wil...
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Vintage 1920s American Native American Native American Objects
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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. Alex Julian was an important artist who brought back traditional Salish-style c...
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Vintage 1920s American Native American Native American Objects
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Cedar
Northwest Coast TOTEM
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Important Ditidaht model totem pole by John T. Williams. John T. Williams was a Ditidaht carver, the son of prominent master carver Raymond Williams – a member of the famous William ...
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Vintage 1980s American Native American Native American Objects
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Cedar
Northwest TOTEM
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
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...
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Vintage 1930s American Native American Native American Objects
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Cedar
1950s Ditidaht TOTEM
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
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...
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Vintage 1950s Canadian Native American Native American Objects
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Cedar
Salish Carved Cedar TOTEM
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Salish TOTEM depicting a human wearing a potlatch hat perched between the ears of an eagle at top, a human face in relief for the birds eyes, a small humanoid/bird figure standing at...
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Late 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
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Cedar
Salish Carved Cedar TOTEM
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Salish TOTEM of tsonokwa the legendary giantese shown kneeling. Her eyes half closed and lips pursed to make her trademark temperess call. Insised form accents, red and black painted...
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Late 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
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Cedar
Pair of Older Tlingit Totems
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
A pair of Older Tlingit Poles from the Historic Berthelsen & Pruell Jewelers Shop. This pair of Tlingit model totem poles were sold from the historic Berthelsen and Pruell Jewelry Sh...
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Antique Early 1900s American Native American Native American Objects
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Cedar
Multi-Figure 7 Foot Nuu-chah-nulth TOTEM
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
This large pole was “donated to a church on the northern tip of Vancouver Island for a fundraiser” sometime around 1905. The pole is carved in a folk-art style that is correct for th...
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Antique Early 1900s American Native American Native American Objects
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Cedar
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. The poles still have their original paint...
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Vintage 1910s Canadian Native American Native American Objects
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Cedar
Pair of Nuu-Chah-Nulth Model Totems
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
This matched pair of Nuu-chah-nulth model poles each feature thunderbirds, wolves, lightning snakes and eagles. The poles are nearly identical and vary only in minute details and col...
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Vintage 1920s Canadian Native American Native American Objects
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Cedar
Monumental Makah TOTEM by Young Doctor 108"H
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Makah TOTEM by Young Doctor (1851-1934). Neah Bay, Washington. This monumental pole is a significant piece of Northwest Coast art and Seattle history that was previously owned by Jos...
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Antique Early 1900s American Native American Native American Objects
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Cedar
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
Orig...
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Vintage 1950s American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Cedar
20th Century Native American Painted TOTEM Pole
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
20th century Native American painted TOTEM pole
Over 6 feet tall a painted animal TOTEM.
Animal totems are believed to have spiritual significance, watching over Pacific Northwe...
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Native American Objects
Materials
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 ...
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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Native American Objects
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Wood
Native American North West Coast Vintage Totem Group Haida
Located in London, GB
Native American North West Coast Totem Group Haida Tlingit
A group of 4 vintage carved and painted cedar wood totems
Vancouver BC signed my makers one dated 1966
Measures: height...
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Vintage 1960s Canadian Native American Objects
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Wood
Pair of 1930s Tlingit Totems
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Tlingit culture is divided into two moieties, or groups: Eagles and Ravens. These groups, also called clans, are exogamous – which means they marry out to the other group – and are m...
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Vintage 1930s American Native American Native American Objects
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Cedar
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. The pole is unusually complex for...
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Antique Late 19th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Cedar
Ditidaht/Nuu-Chah-Nulth Totem By Raymond Williams
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Chief Shakes Raven pole by Ditidaht/Nuu-chah-nulth artist Raymond Williams (1933-1988). This finely crafted model totem pole is by Ditidaht/Nuu-chah-nulth master carver Raymond Willi...
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Vintage 1950s American Native American Native American Objects
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Cedar
Large Folk Art Outsider Art TOTEM 42"H
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
This massive TOTEM pole is an incredible example of outsider Folk Art. The pole was carved by Lair Forster in Ottawa in 1938 and is an eccentric interpretation of one of the iconic T...
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Vintage 1930s Canadian Native American Native American Objects
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Cedar
13' Vancouver Island TOTEM by Don Colp 158"H
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
13'2" totem by Don Colp. Inside or outside. Born in Alberta, Canada in 1932, Don Colp grew up on a farm with his parents and four younger brothers. Growing up in the post-depression ...
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Early 20th Century Canadian Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Cedar
Haida-Style Totem Pole By Tsimshian Artist Moses Alexcee
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Moses Alexcee was a prolific Tsimshian maker from Prince Rupert who frequently carved for William Webber, the owner of the iconic Thunderbird Scenery Shop in Vancouver, BC. Alexcee o...
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Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Cedar
Nuu-chah-nulth Northwest Coast Hand Carved Wood Totem Pole by Ray Williams
Located in San Diego, CA
A fine example of a Nuu-chah-nulth northwest coast hand carved wood TOTEM pole by master carver Ray Williams, circa 1960s. Williams was the son of famed carver, Sam Williams, who sta...
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Mid-20th Century Canadian Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Wood, Paint
H 12.75 in. W 10.5 in. D 2.5 in.
Pat Dixon Argilite Totem, 1969
By Dixon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Argilite Totem signed Pat Dixon 1969. Argilite is a hard black stone found in the Queen Charlotte Islands. Pat Dixon was a masterful carver who did some of the most impressive carvin...
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Vintage 1960s Canadian Anglo-Indian Native American Objects
Materials
Stone
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...
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Mid-20th Century Canadian Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Wood, Paint
H 9.25 in. W 8.25 in. D 2.125 in.
Early Weathered Camp TOTEM Pole
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a large TOTEM Pole and most likely came from an old summer camp. It does have a Route 66 feel as well. The finish is weathered and feels as if it could be from the around 194...
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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Native American Objects
Materials
Wood
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.
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Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Native American Objects
Materials
Wood
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...
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Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Native American Objects
Materials
Cedar
H 22.75 in. W 10 in. D 6 in.
Midcentury Carved Inuit TOTEM in Birch with Circular Mother-of-Pearl Inlay
Located in New York, NY
This handcrafted birchwood totem offers a stylized depiction of an inuit man. The facial features, consistent with native carving of this region, recall the style of Japanese kabuki ...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Native American Objects
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Stone
H 22.5 in. W 6.5 in. D 5 in.
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 ...
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Early 20th Century American Native American Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
Pair Northwest Coast Cedar Totems
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Northwest coast cedar TOTEM. Signed in pencil on back, "Susan Peters." We assume a former owner. Base is contemporary, almost matching totems. Carved out back like large totems. Pric...
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Antique Late 19th Century American Native American Sculptures and Carvings
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Cedar
Navajo Bear Totem and Ceremonial Mask Pendant
Located in Litchfield, CT
Circa 2000s, sterling, Navajo. The heady mix of fashion and spiritualism in this contemporary Navajo pendant will electrify any look. From tribal to heels and jeans, the authenticit...
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Early 2000s Native American Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Monumental Totem by Master Carver Leo Jacobs
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Totem by master carver Leo Jacobs (1923 - 1975). 12'5" totem with 9'5" carved section with three figures each approximately 3' tall plus a 3' tall base at bottom not carved. 1' width...
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Vintage 1960s American Native American Sculptures and Carvings
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Wood
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 Jame...
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Vintage 1940s American Native American Sculptures and Carvings
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Cedar
Vintage Northwest Silvery Grey TOTEM Painted Chalkware Sculpture Paperweight
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Vintage midcentury Northwestern 1950s reproduction in Chalkware of a famous museum TOTEM carving sculpture.
Dia: 3½ x H: 10 in.
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Vintage 1950s Native American Obelisks
Old Pawn NAVAJO Sterling Silver Coral & Turquoise CUFF BRACELET Totem
Located in Wallkill, NY
Early Navajo Bracelet, workmanship is outstanding with a Huge Turquoise center with coral accents. Measuring 2.71 top to bottom - 2.08 wide - 1.10 opening, has a bit of give, will ...
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Vintage 1960s Native American Cuff Bracelets
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Coral, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Potlatch Totem Pole
Located in Hershey, PA
Southern Coast totem pole, likely Noopka/Makah.
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Native American Objects
Materials
Paint
Vintage Northwest Native American Totem Pole
Located in Stamford, CT
All original paint. Beautifully carved. This totem pole depicts a thunderbird and an owl. The thunderbird in Native American Mythology is popular among various Native American and Fi...
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Vintage 1950s American Native American Objects
Tlinget Hand Carved And Painted Cedar Raven Totem By Ml Smith
By M.L. Smith 1
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Originating from a private collection of Northwest Native American and related art is this Tlinget hand carved yellow cedar wood raven totem pole hand painted with red and black feat...
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Late 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Cedar
GREAT EARLY 20THC INDIAN HAND CARVED & PAINTED TOTEM POLE
Located in Los Angeles, CA
EARLY 20THC INDIAN HAND CARVED & PAINTED TOTEM POLE IN POLYCHROME PAINT ON ITS ORIGINAL STAND. GREAT FORM AND COLORS. THIS IS FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION IN SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO.
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Native American Objects
Materials
Wood
PAIR OF STERLING SILVER "INDIAN TOTEM POLE" SPOONS/SEATTLE,WASH.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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...
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Antique 19th Century American Native American Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
HAND CARVED & PAINTED LATE 20THC TOTEM POLE/TABLE TOP
Located in Los Angeles, CA
SIGNED DARREEL PAULE, COOST SALISH, SQUAMISH TRIBE, NORTH VAN BC, CANADA 1983. THIS FINELY DETAILED PAINTED TABLE TOP TOTEM COMES WITH A CUSTOM MADE CAST IRON MOUNT IN FLAT BLACK. TH...
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Late 20th Century American Folk Art Native American Objects
Materials
Wood
1937 Pacific Northwest Carved and Painted TOTEM
Located in Garnerville, NY
Initialled and dated, CF 1937, carved and painted Pacific Northwest Native American TOTEM. The carved decoration is indicative of the style and manner of TOTEM carvers in Washington ...
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Vintage 1930s American Native American Figurative Sculptures
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Wood
Tsimshian Totem by Howard Lincoln
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Colorful three figure painted thunderbird totem. Carved and painted by Howard Lincoln. Written on back "thunderbird, bear, slave carved by Howard Lincoln. Port Simpson, BC, Tsimshian...
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Mid-20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Cedar
Native American Polychrome TOTEM Pole
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A 19th century native American TOTEM pole hand-carved from a single piece of wood with a polychrome painted surface, modeled on various animal and human figures perched on one anothe...
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Antique 19th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Wood
Native American Midwestern TOTEM Pole
Located in Ferndale, MI
Hand-carved TOTEM pole purchased in Detroit. Possibly northern Michigan origin. Older mounting on boards.
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Late 20th Century American Native American Objects
Materials
Pine
20th Century Native American Painted Totem Pole
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
20th Century Native American Painted Totem Pole
Almost 7 foot painted animal totem. Animal totems are believed to have spiritual significance. Watching over Pacific Northwest Indi...
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Mid-20th Century American Classical Native American Objects
Materials
Wood
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...
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Early 20th Century Canadian Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Wood
H 19 in. W 18 in. D 6 in.
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...
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Early 20th Century Canadian Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Wood
H 13.5 in. W 12 in. D 2 in.
Vintage Northwest Hand Carved Wood TOTEM Pole
Located in Washington, DC
Very appealing hand carved and painted wood TOTEM pole. TOTEM is hand carved from one piece of solid wood and dates to about the 1940s. Apparently unsigned. Measures: 17.75 inches high.
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Mid-20th Century North American Native American Objects
Materials
Wood
Nuu-chah-nulth Northwest Coast Hand Carved Wood TOTEM Pole by Eric Williams
Located in San Diego, CA
A fine example attributed to master Nuu-chah-nulth carver Eric Williams, circa 1990s. Eric Williams is a member of the famous Williams family of carvers. Patriarch, Sam Williams, who...
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Mid-20th Century Canadian Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Wood, Paint
H 9 in. W 8 in. D 2.625 in.
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. Appears "Northern School" from Vancouver North Shore to Alaska.
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Antique Late 19th Century Canadian Tribal Native American Objects
Materials
Wood
Pair of Hand Carved West Coast Canadian Nootka Cedar Totem Poles: Jimmy John
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of hand carved cedar TOTEM Poles were presumed to have been done in circa 1965 in the West Coast Canadian Indigenous Haida and Nootka styles respectively. The larger of the...
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Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Native American Objects
Materials
Cedar
H 29 in. W 17.5 in. D 5 in.
Inuit Tupilak Alaska Native American Eskimo Bone Carved Totem with Walrus
By Native American Art
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful carving of a Totem figure with a walrus overhead by the indigenous Inuit People (or Tupilak) who inhabit parts of the Arctic regions of Greenland, Canada, and Alaska. Wel...
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Antique 19th Century Canadian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bone
H 4 in. W 3.75 in. D .5 in.
Native American Northwest Coast Totem Pole by Frances Horne - Salish
Located in Denver, CO
Northwest coast Totem Pole segment.
About the Artist:
Francis Horne was born in Mt. Vernon, Washington and currently resides in British Columbia. He started carving in 1973, he...
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20th Century American Native American Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
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Totem Native American For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic totem native American available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, cedar and paint, every totem native American was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the totem native American you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each totem native American bearing Folk Art, Mid-Century Modern or Neoclassical hallmarks is very popular. A well-made totem native American has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Native American Art, M.L. Smith and Sam Williams are consistently popular.
How Much is a Totem Native American?
The average selling price for a totem native American at 1stDibs is $3,333, while they’re typically $250 on the low end and $120,000 for the highest priced.
Finding the Right Folk Art for You
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.
Folk art brings vibrant culture and traditions into your home. Browse an extensive collection of folk art on 1stDibs.
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