Wonderful Old Native American Carved Polychrome Totem Pole, Presumed Nootka green and gold but also great for carrying

but also great for carrying a small dose of a favorite scent while traveling or just running around

and Dewitt Clinton for high school--then moved to York

4 1/2" l x  2 7/8 w x 1 3/4" t

and the hand-painted

or one could wrap that handle with a ribbon or wire and hang it on the wall

Wonderful Old Native American Carved Polychrome Totem Pole, Presumed Nootka green and gold but also great for carryingThe patina on this beautifully carved small totem pole is fantastic, and the painting really wonderful, done in a relatively reserved palette of red, blue and black, with pale yellow for the dots on the wings of the eagle and sides of the figure below. I am not at all an expert, but believe this is most likely by a Nootka (Nuu chah nulth) carver from the SW Coast of Vancouver Island, and mostly likely dates to the earlyish 20th century. Unsigned, but