Carved Wood Totem
unpainted wood totem, the back hollowed out, inscribed on back "384/137112 Alaska Bought by Mother 1897", with Sotheby's tag from sale November 8, 1977 described as "Tlingit wood totem, unpainted, in the form of a seated bear surmounted on the figure of 'the strong man of the sea' standing atop a fish with the fins to either side, the figure naturalistically portrayed with strongly pronounced facial features, wearing a clow crown-like headdress", possibly American Haida (Kaigani) second half of the 19th century
Provenance: Nuytten Collection (3107)
Sotheby's November 8, 1977 lot 38
Size: 26 1/4 h x 4 1/2 w x 3 3/4 d in
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