Old Model Totem Pole, Wilson Williams, 1950's

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• Nation: Nuu-Chah-Nulth art (Nootka art) native artists, Vancouver Island art
• Artist: Williams, Wilson
• Type: Totem

 

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These old Nootka Totem by Wilson Williams, approx. age 1950's) are really hard to find.

13" tall Thunderbird with Whale Spirit over Bear

Cedar wood, hand carved, hand painted, very detailed, traditional colors used, great condition but it is showing signs of gentle handling and aging, nothing unexpected, minor restoration on left wing, only visible from back

Measurements: 13" x 2" x 2 1/2", wingspan 12” (33 x 5 x 6.5 cm/wings 31 cm

 

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About This Artist

Wilson Williams, son of Sam Williams and Nelly Williams, nee Chester (Sam Williams first wife), was a fifth generation Nitinaht carver of the Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations. He was also a member of the Ditidaht Tribe. When, in the early...Artist bio and other available works »