Hand-carved olive wood ancestral totem, with a helmeted head atop a column of interlocking figures on a radiating round base — a traditional Great Lakes region motif representing family lineage. Comparable works trace back to a mid-20th-century revival of traditional carving techniques, blending older ceremonial forms with pieces made for trade.
Part of a collection bought directly from the carving artists during the original collector's travels — not mass-market inventory. Individual piece records like exact artist and precise origin weren't kept, so the region and material shown here are a general description, not a verified attribution. Pricing is banded to comparable current market listings for this type of piece, not an individual appraisal. Dimensions and weight are approximate.