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Fri, May 29, 2026 11:00AM EDT
Lot 525

Two Vintage Carved and Painted Wooden Souvenir Totem Poles

Estimate: $30 - $10,000

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$0 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,500 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $1,000
$10,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
This lot features two vintage carved and painted wooden souvenir totem poles of varying sizes. The larger totem pole is designed in a traditional stacked format with a winged thunderbird-style figure at the apex. The outspread wings are separate wooden components attached to the main body. The carving includes a sequence of zoomorphic and anthropomorphic characters, such as a long-snouted creature and a human-like face at the base. It is finished in a polychrome palette of red, yellow, blue, and black over a natural wood finish. The smaller totem pole is a more whimsical souvenir piece, featuring a central figure with blue-rimmed spectacles or goggles and small green wings, decorated with yellow, red, and green paint. The base of the smaller totem pole bears a stamped mark reading Indian Lake, Ohio, identifying it as a mid-20th-century American regional souvenir. Both items are hand-carved and hand-painted. The larger totem is approximately three times the height of the smaller one.

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