Nice Vintage Northwest Coast Native Hand-carved Model Totem Pole Clare Leighton signed print Shipped flat

Shipped flat

but surely appreciate the effort

There is a visible split in the surface of the wood on the head of the axe/hatchet

with one nice little repair/patch at upper right near the border

)—perfectly counterpointed by the tiny Stars and Stripes waving at the bottom

Nice Vintage Northwest Coast Native Hand-carved Model Totem Pole Clare Leighton signed print Shipped flatI always have an eye out for good model totem poles, Native American and otherwise, this obviously the former, Northwest Coast. Very nicely caved, with great warm patina to the pine and terrific color to the paint, I believe it likely dates to the 1940s or so, and represents an eagle on top and bear on the bottom. 8 5 8 t x 6 across at wings x 2 d (base) and in good condition. There is a patch of loss the bark on the base, which can be rotated in