1952 Boy Scout Painted Totem Pole Carving ballerina the back of the canvas

the back of the canvas and frame shows its obvious age

or just hung and enjoyed as the fabulous sculptural object that it is

and sit up straight in their chairs

a "Nutting Party

on brown paper bag or craft paper--in a very dirty old frame where it was taped to piece of cardboard and starting to deteriorate

1952 Boy Scout Painted Totem Pole Carving ballerina the back of the canvasI 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