Great Old Carved Northwestern Coastal Indian Souvenir Potlatch Paddle with Devil Motif

This is a Northwestern (American) coastal Indian souvenir potlatch paddle. A potlatch is be the indigenous Northwestern culture's equivalent of potluck, where neighbors all meet in celebration, each one bringing food. The paddle has a long handle roughly the diameter of a broomstick and a sword-like blade featuring the devil on one side and a deeply hewn totem design on the other.

Circa 1900.

21-11/16" length and 3-1/2" width and 5/8" diameter (of handle).

Wood.

This is from an American Indian collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VEJX07 LAGE8/10 PSLAIJX04/20

7+ (Very Fine+): Paddle has some light to moderate abrasions and a faint bit of pencil marking on devil side of paddle.

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.