#22 • 8' Tlingit Cedar Totem Pole - Scott Kadach áak ú Jensen

Part of March 2025 Premier Auction (live auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $20,500.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

An extraordinary carved polychrome cedar totem pole by adopted Tlingit artist Scott Kadach áak ú Jensen (Chookaneidí Eagle, Brown Bear and Porpoise Clan, 20th-21st Century), titled "Octopus House Post". Totem features characteristic Tlingit formline u-style designs, drawing inspiration from the Whale House of Klukwan, Alaska, and depicts the eight limbs of an octopus wrapped around multiple figures, each tentacle further encircling a small, unique mask or spirit face. At the base, the octopus sits, with a slightly curved beak and raven eyes. Four of its tentacles, covered in suction cups, reach up and around the legs and torso of a central shaman figure, who in turn clasps his hands across two tentacles stretching to his chest. Two tentacles pass behind the shaman, to the top of the totem, at which point they wrap themselves around the frogs rear legs. The frog, balanced upon the shaman's head, rests his front feet upon the shaman's shoulders, and between the shaman's knees, an old world figure peeks from behind, his hands gripping the shaman's legs. The totem is Initialed and dated c.1998 en verso; with very light scuffs and fading to the pigment commensurate with age. Measures approximately 31" x 14" x 97.25" tall, weighs approximately 600- lbs. Note Regarding Shipping Services: This item is exceptionally large and/or heavy, and housed within a wooden crate, but may require further crating, depending on the intended destination and available carrier services. For more information prior to bidding, please email us at Shipping@AlaskaPremierAuctions.com or call/text us at 907.570.7050.