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The cutout designs are one aspect that seemed odd to me.
Nice. It is well-done, and very correct in technical terms, in the use of the forms; the usages are somewhat angular, compared to other artists...
Bows and such are outside my area of expertise; these do look to have some age, but I have no idae as to place of origin.
Never knew that! So "AN XIV" would be in the year starting Sept 23, 1805, and OP's books are from around 1792-1805. Interesting!
Maybe studio pottery, but very nicely done!
Also, the iconography is not very indicative of the maker's region or religion. Because these are generally made for sale to tourists or such, the...
Argillite is naturally black; same for the cast reproductions of argillite, the black is part of the casting material. Op's item is for sure a...
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Just judging from the one photo, I'm not sure whether this is an actual wood carving, or a cast item made to look like wood. A photo of the back...
Right - the weavings require compromises which would not be acceptable in wood carvings, and also include a number of conventions not found in...
Right. Same family. To elaborate or bore people a bit, the Nuu-chah-nulth style for the last 150 years or so has been quite angular, and not...
I'd say Jimmy John, Nuu-chah-nulth. Info on him thanks to "Rich M:" "Jimmy John (1876-1978) was born in Friendly Cove, British Columbia. Jimmy...
Yes, in one of the links there was a photo of a pole that could be loosely described as Northwest style, though I think he still called it a Tiki....
I think there is a fish in Indonesia which looks like this, with the little "horns," but haven't found any stories about monkeys riding them.
Just mentioning - these are not totem poles. South Sea carvings, or Tiki carvings perhaps. "Totem poles" in any case is kind of a misnomer; but...
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