Raymond “Ray” Williams was from the second generation of Williams family carvers to work for the Ye Olde Curiosity Shop in Seattle, Washington. Along with his father, Sam (c. 1884-1979), and brother, Wilson (1908-1965), Ray helped define and develop the distinctive Williams family style of carving and painting that continues to evolve with his descendants today. This pole likely dates to the 1960s and reflects a transitional style for Ray that balances the busy paint and lines of his earlier work with the deep carving of his later pieces. The pole is an iteration of the Thunderbird Poles of Stanley Park and features a Thunderbird with spread wings over a Bear that is holding a Human. The pole is carved in red cedar and is painted in black, white, red, green, yellow, and brown commercial paints, and is mounted on a chamfered base. The pole is signed on the verso.