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Native American, First Nations, Canada, Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw) tribe, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. A hand-carved red cedar totem pole featuring a myriad of highly stylized creatures painted in black, white, red, and turquoise pigment. The bottom beaver features a pair of large teeth as well as a crosshatched center panel while the creature above, perhaps a bear or an otter, bears large eyes and dark, clawed limbs. The top creature resembles an abstract human, with broad eyes and protruding tongue, who holds all 4 red-painted limbs together. The totem pole is attached to the top of a beveled rectangular plinth. Size: 3.625" L x 4.5" W x 26.4" H (9.2 cm x 11.4 cm x 67.1 cm)

Provenance: private Alamo, California, USA collection, before 2000; ex-J. Wilson estate, Nevada City, California, USA

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#180322

  • Condition: Minor abrasions and nicks, with light fading and some hairline fissures to painted areas, otherwise intact and excellent. Great preservation to figural forms. Signed "Kwakwaka'wakw" on the verso. Previous inventory label on verso.

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