RARE EARLY 20TH CENTURY VINTAGE AME RI CAN FOLK ART 55 TALL, HAND CARVED, BAS- RELIEF, FOUR (4) SIDED TIKI FACE, LATHE-TURNED VICTORIAN PORCH POST PAINTED TOTEM, W/ATTACHED CARVED WOODEN EARS & NOSE, HEADED NAILS FOR EYES, ON BLACK PAINTED WOODEN BASE. [FOUND ON THE SOUTH SHORE OF MASSACHUSETTS]. Mid-20th c vintage romanticized depictions of Polynesian (Tiki) tribal culture & hand carved & hand painted wooden totems. Pole overall height: 55 12 Height. Pole width: 4 12 Width. Base measurements: 10 12″ Width x 7 12″ Depth. Recently discovered on the South Shore of MA, south of Boston, near the entrance to Cape Cod is this incredible, hand carved & hand painted Victorian turned wooden porch post turned into a mid-20th c Polynesian romanticized figurative totem, with four (4) faces carved into the wooden porch post, featuring attached horns (ears) & nose. The paint on the front, most important bas-relief carved face is hand painted, w/striking, vibrant colors while the remaining three (3) carved faces were left unpainted. W/tremendous presence for your next Tiki pool party or for display in your home. Untouched & undisturbed not even dusted off. The end of the attached wooden nose has some minor material loss at the very end of it. One of the ears also has some minor material loss from what presumably was a previous fall. Both episodes are minor & don’t interfere w/viewing the hand carved & hand painted totem in its totality, without any visual distractions. An amazing, absolutely wonderful vintage piece of American mid-20th century, hand crafted Tiki fashioned objects, in this case a monumental hand carved and hand painted wooden totem, invoking Polynesian ancestor’s spirits in the cast light of lit torches in the darkness of a warm evening of your next poolside Atomic inspired party. Good to Very Good overall vintage condition. The item “RARE MID-20TH C VINT AMERICAN FOLK ART 55 4-SIDED FACE, TIKI CARVED PORCH POST” is in sale since Monday, March 16, 2020. This item is in the category “Art\Folk Art & Indigenous Art”. The seller is “modsanctuary” and is located in Milford, New Hampshire. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Size: Large (up to 60in.)
- Region of Origin: North America
- Artist: Unknown
- Style: Folk Art
- Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
- Material: Wood
- Quantity Type: Single-Piece Work
- Date of Creation: 1950-1969
- Fashioned from old porch post: Tiki accessories (from 1950’s pool parties)
- Type: Sculptures & Carvings
- Original painted surfaces: Original dry, matte surfaces
- Carved & painted in 1950’s: Victorian turned post from early 20th c
- Year: 1955 (carving/painting)
- American: Vintage
- 55 12″ Height x 412″ Pole Width: Base: 10 12″ Width x 7 12″ Depth
- Width (Inches): 4 1/2″ in Width (pole)
- Color: Multi-Color
- Subject: Polynesian (Tiki) carved/painted wooden totem
- Weight:: 13 lbs 4. 4 0z
- Made from Victorian turned porch post: On wooden rectangular flat base
- Hand carved: Hand painted
- Romanticized polynesian (Tiki) culture: Mid-20th century (atomic era)
- Originality: Original
- Height (Inches): 55 1/2″ in Height
- Rare: Scarce & hard-to-find