VINTAGE TLINGIT NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN CARVED PADDLE By The Famous George Benson For Sale

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This Paddle is one of Mr. Bensons earlier pieces. "paddle was carved around

1940"........there was a

piece of tape that said 1940 but has worn and can't read it anymore.

Mr. Benson is a master carver and well known for his work in the restoration and re-carving of poles in Sitka National Monument. He attributed the development of his skills to his work on the large “monumental” poles during the CCC era. The Frog/ Raven Pole, Saanaheit Pole, Trader Legend Pole, and Waas’go Legend Pole were re-carved by George and his CCC team. These can still be seen in the park today, over 80 years later. Mr. Benson was not only a craftsman who carved replicas. He also proved himself as a skilled designer, with intimate knowledge of the concepts of Northwest Coast formline design elements. He is the designer of the “Baranof Pole” a feature in Sitka’s downtown “Totem Square”.

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