Based on the above discussion and link, my guess would be Mexican.
Charlie George Walkus, I believe... (as some know, to get even more OT, I've been working on a website about those white poles, and other stuff:...
well, almost totally....:angelic: The figures on Chief Shake's totem, also called the Raven totem, refer to a creation story and Raven's bringing...
I'd agree with Komo, mostly; certainly based on the Chief Shakes pole. The stamped lettering U.S.I.D. was indeed one of the markings approved by...
My ex-wife went to one of their concerts, got the book there, but I forget the exact details, whether signed in-person or pre-signed. And I'm not...
Well....they signed a book written about them, so maybe that doesn't count.
It does appear to be soapstone, but I would think not Inuit or Native American.
My signed copies are mostly related to Northwest Coast Native Art....Hilary Stewart, Robert Davidson, many other artists. My wife knew Hilary...
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