Can someone validate these for me?

Discussion in 'Tribal Art' started by Cory C Jacobs, Nov 22, 2024 at 5:09 AM.

  1. Cory C Jacobs

    Cory C Jacobs New Member

    Are they real? Were they really made by Native Americans? Can they be dated? My gparents got them on one of their trips to Alaska from the 50s to the early 70s I believe. They are 2-1/4 inches high and weigh around 7 grams each. The one with missing wings has a different base. None are marked. Thank you for looking.
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  2. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    Yup...classic Alaskan souvenir totems , made from bone or ivory.
    You dating is good , but these were made earlier , and later...
    @all_fakes
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  3. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

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    They were also made in and for Canada....and could be found up and down the Pacific Northwest.
     
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  4. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

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    they were and are also made of wood , metal, and plastic...
     
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  5. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

  6. all_fakes

    all_fakes Well-Known Member

    Yep. Alaska souvenirs, likely bone or ivory, but possibly plastic; and 1950-1970 would be reasonable - hard to say, because similar have been sold for many years. Could be native-made, but I think non-native would be more likely. I suspect some were imported from China or Taiwan even that early.
     
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  7. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    I remember when I was a tyke in elementary school. a classroom had a little wooden totem pole sitting in a window, but if you looked in at it from the schoolyard, it had "Made in Japan" stamped on the back.
     
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  8. Cory C Jacobs

    Cory C Jacobs New Member

    Thank you for your help and assurances on these totem poles. I’m almost positive they are carved from bone, they have pits all over and no Schreger lines. You guys are truly appreciated.
     
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  9. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    we had the bone, ivory...& Chinese carvers here already..... I've not come across what would be imports..??
     
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