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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hubcapwalrus, post: 1285948, member: 13051&quot;][ATTACH=full]218185[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve seen a few posts on this board about Kiana of Alaska foam/resin replica totem poles from the 1960s. I wanted to share a really cool pair of totem poles I have that are two of the original wood carvings used to make the copies. The poles without bases in the pic are the original totem poles carved out of yellow cedar by Nisga&#039;a artist Wilf Stevenson. They still have some bits of casting material in their nooks and crannies from when they were copied. The backs and bottoms of the poles also feature holes from the brackets used in the process. Note that the castings in the centre have the same base, right down to the wood knots (and resin-cast screw on the bottom). The surface of the poles feels slick and smooth from the process.</p><p><br /></p><p>I picked these up in Anchorage, Alaska, about ten years ago from a dealer that received several boxes of Kiana material and ephemera from the grandson of the founder. As bad a rap as the castings get (I think unduly), the original poles are actually quite nice. Thanks for looking![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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