1952 Boy Scout Painted Totem Pole Carving terracotta planter and cast great shadows

and cast great shadows

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

) I think photos best describe the construction and condition

There is a slit at top for a plate of glass to slide through (no glass is included but easy to have one cut)

with expected wear and one surface scratch as detailed

1952 Boy Scout Painted Totem Pole Carving terracotta planter and cast great shadowsI 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