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Willie George (First Nations / Canadian, Coast Salish, ca. 1920-1970). Big House Totem. Wood totem pole, ca. late 1950s to mid-1960s. Signed on verso of eagle. An impressive, towering totem pole in the form of an eagle with elaborate spread wings, atop a bound prisoner, and then a whale. All is set upon a plinth decorated with relief images of a whale at the front and the heads of a wolf and a raven at each side. Size: 16.1" W x 41.8" H (40.9 cm x 106.2 cm)

Provenance: private Don Phelps collection, owner Todos Santos Trading Post, Alamo, California, USA, before 2000

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#180371

  • Condition: Signed on verso of eagle. Wings are removable . Some light surface wear with nicks and abrasions as shown, but otherwise intact and excellent. Nice pigments and light patina.

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