Fantastic Large (21" Tall) 1930s Boy Scout Carved Polychrome Totem Pole cast pewter salt and pepper and then a funny little

and then a funny little face

These Keisuke Serizawa fans have become fairly rare to find and are quite distinctive

The lid attaches via wire loops that fit over wire hooks on the back

making it a really great one to hang on the wall or even from the ceiling

which I found at the estate sale of an actress and philanthropist in Brookline

Fantastic Large (21" Tall) 1930s Boy Scout Carved Polychrome Totem Pole cast pewter salt and pepper and then a funny littleThis is one of my favorite finds ever, and the most beautifully executed Boy Scout totem pole I've ever seen which I'm sorry my photos don't do justice (it's too large to document in my usual photo set up, though details give a better sense.) At the center is most definitely a beaver, with a great zig zag of white teeth and pink blush on the cheeks, and perched at top, carved all the way around, is certainly an eagle; I'd guess the one at bottom is a