Antique North West Pacific coast carved and painted bone totem pole This is a superb and

This is a superb and very retro looking item

On the reverse you can see that it is stitched with plant fibres onto a rough hessian type backing

Unfortunately the lighting on the photographs did not show the colour off to it's best

The whole slice measures 24cm x 12cm at the widest points

The skull is 16

Antique North West Pacific coast carved and painted bone totem pole This is a superb andSuperb and unusual antique carved bone totem pole. These were carved by the tribes that lived along the Pacific North West Coast of the US and Canada and were sold as tourist souvenirs to generate income. This is a lovely Victorian example and, although most of the paint has work=n off over the last century, the highlighting is still visible in red and black. The bone has gained a lovely deep colour and a rich patina over the years. On the back there