252. Iljuwas (Bill Reid) Commemorative Coins



Commemorative coin in honour of Haida artist Iluwas - Bill Reid, decorated with Xhuwaji (Grizzly Bear)
(Information taken from Canadian Mint) 
The reverse design features Xhuwaji, Haida Grizzly Bear by renowned Haida artist Iljuwas (Bill Reid) on the inner core and extending onto the outer ring. On the top portion of the outer ring, two images of a maple leaf appear within the line pattern. A banner at the bottom of the outer ring bears the inscriptions "BILL" and "REID" in honour of the 100th anniversary of the Haida artist's birth, while "2020" is centred between two security marks that consist of a maple leaf within another maple leaf. The obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.

 

https://www.mint.ca/en/blog/bill-reid-the-man.-the-legend


251. Black Resin Pole with Crab

Six inch resin reproduction, possibly Pearlite or Tahnoo. No makers mark.Human face at the top, with possible crab motif at centre. Lower half is a whale holding a halibut.


 

250. Black Nature Store Resin Totem

Unusual 7" resin piece with bear devouring salmon on top of a bird like figure with human face. Possibly Raven in mid transformation, as lower part of the face has the shape of a beak.

Rear has the remains of a large paper label, probably with a background story and a secondary label from 'Nature Store'

 Base has a recess with initials CMC-MCC  VIB B  1418

249. Swityk Raven Totem

Compact Raven sculpture, 3" high, black resin with white highlights.

Similar in form to Boma Chesspiece Raven No. 169.

See also 222. 161 and 160 for other Swityk of Canada pieces
 

248. Wooden Totem Pole

8" wooden totem, same style as 189. Missing 'Victoria' sticker from front of base. Slightly taller than 189, with some variations in carving and paint style, but same essential form. No makers marks

 

247. Petite Japanese Thunderbird



Tiny 2" Thunderbird made in Japan for tourist market. Possibly plastic or bone, hand painted.

 

246. Pewter Thunderbird Figure

Small white metal pewter figure of Thunderbird, with wings outstretched. Finely detailed, just under 3" high. Unknown maker - marked WS on rear


 

245. Black Diamond Wooden Raven

Wooden Raven figure from Black Diamond company. 4" high with stand, hand painted. Comes with small booklet containing Raven and Sun myth. Advertised as a 'Raven' the image seems to suggest a Thunderbird with the high 'ears', most commonly associated with the style.
 



244. Black Plaster Steer Totem





Unusual plaster or composite piece, in a fanciful design style, featuring a steer skull and a naked human figure holding fish.
Style is not based on standard first nations forms, but loosely follows a design which seems more African in origin, apart from the skull headpiece.
Vaguely similar decoration to no.212, with obscure script running around the base, echoing a number of different types of symbol. Presumably fairly modern and mass market production.

No visible trade marks and hand finished.

243. Cherilea Toy Totem Pole



1960's toy totem made by Cherilea for the toy soldier/western figure market. 3" high, in four segmented sections allowing the pole to be extended or swapped around. Entirely imaginary design, made to compete with other toy lines such as Britains, Marx and Timpo. See no. 97, 60




 

242. Aalco Double Medium Pole








Unusual dual pole, similar in style to 191. Presumably by Aalco. Amber coloured resin with painted details. 7" high. Taller pole is a separate casting. No TM visible




 Left hand pole is identical to one on 191.

241. Small Painted Resin Thunderbird

 




Four inches high, no visible maker. With small marking on base 'S0I' ?






240. Abbot Volcanic Stone Effect Totem



8" stone effect cast totem pole - possibly from the Mount St Helens eruption in Canada in 1980.





See 165 and 47 for similar models.
 

239. Nuu Chaa Nulth Style Pole



Resin pole, 8" high, based on Nuu Chaa Nulth style, with a Thunderbird perched on a bear?




 Dated on the reverse 1998.

238. Tsimshian Chief Johnson Pole





Light wooden carving of Tsimshian style pole, depicting the Chief Johnson monument in Ketchican Alaska.
12" high, hand painted and modelled in four pieces.
 


237. Kelloggs Totem Tribe

 

EAGLE BEAK


OWL EYES

JUG EARS

HAPPY HANDS

DRAGON TOOTH

BONE HEAD

BIG FOOT

HAIRY WATHA (Reproduction)

Designed by Donald M. McClean for R&L plastics in Australia, for inclusion in Kelloggs cereal circa 1970. Issued in Sugar Smacks in the U.K as 'Funny Uglies'

See No.153 for further info



Listing from Craig Hall's book about Rosenhain and Lippmann 'Breakfast Barons' which shows a suggested inspiration for the designs.