A NORTHWEST COAST WOOD MODEL TOTEM POLE
A NORTHWEST COAST WOOD MODEL TOTEM POLE

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A NORTHWEST COAST WOOD MODEL TOTEM POLE
With concave back, finely carved in high relief, from the botttom a grimacing bear in a crouched position with arms bent and raised upward, baring teeth and raised ears, surmounted by a human figure with bent legs and arms, arms raised upward toward face, almond shaped eyes, distinct nose and slightly parted lips, an inverted figure, possibly a frog enclosed within the human torso and in between the legs, an eagle with spread wings at the top
24in. (61.6cm.) long

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