1952 Boy Scout Painted Totem Pole Carving terracotta planter with expected wear and one

with expected wear and one surface scratch as detailed

This sweet small Wabanaki (likely Penobscot) Northeast Coast Native American basket holds a glass cup

It could certainly be framed

Overall very good condition and really great

and whichever one you prefer will be great framed up

1952 Boy Scout Painted Totem Pole Carving terracotta planter with expected wear and oneI understand from the seller that I purchased this from that it was made by a Boy Scout, and it is dated 1952 on the underside. I'm not super savvy to Scouts curriculum, but believe that studying Native American totem poles and their symbolism prior to carving one's own was, and I think maybe still is, a badge earning activity and there are definitely some examples out there. I think this is quite a nice one, and especially love the vertical sequence