1952 Boy Scout Painted Totem Pole Carving ballerina and makes for a wonderful

and makes for a wonderful little guardian to perch somewhere

and I think it is just a gorgeous object

Overall 11" x 8 3/8"

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

to the terrific lines of his body and gracefully gesturing long arms and fingers

1952 Boy Scout Painted Totem Pole Carving ballerina and makes for a wonderfulI 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