Firstly..sorry for the delay. i was actully away from my computer for a few days

as Byrd comments below only the Maori carve free standing images in any way similar to the NW Coast Amerinds and the Norse I allready mentioned. But I think it important to note why...The Wood they had to work with. For this you need soft wood , not hard wood, and it must be from a wet climate that stimulated the growth and mainly the GIRTH needed to start with.

re the world's tallest totem pole

[www.beachcalifornia.com]

note teh four metal props at the bottom

note that teh builder designer has no totem carving background


note that the carving itself is very shallow and IMHO Poorly Exectuted

I can't find any backgro9und to indicate if it was socketed or not, but I do not think so

now this puppy..

[www.billhelin.com]

is the real deal,but again,,,modern means were used to erect it

here's a summation...

[users.imag.net]

you notice teh nme Mungo Martin in reference to Alert Bay and Victoria

he ended up being the resident carver at the Royal Museum in Victoria

He was also a heriditary chief and mask Carver and taught most of the current old masters their trade.


Warwick

" I have always found that the main obstacle to free
association on these boards is the broad
misconception that what we do not know is more
significant than what we do know."

Warwick L Nixon, March 8, 2019