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"Veterans
Pole"
Victoria, BC 2003
18' Pole honouring Canadian
Aboriginal War Veterans commissioned by the
Tillicum Veterans Care Society
located at The Lodge at Broadmead.
By Calvin Hunt, assisted by
Mervyn Child and John Livingston
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An art form unique to the Northwest Coast of British Columbia,
totem poles are three-dimensional sculptural figures carved
out of western red cedar. These photos give you a sample of
the different types of totem poles available for commission.
Read further on for more info, or contact
us and we will be happy to assist you with your inquiries.
The "Northwest Coast Kwakiutl Indian" totem pole
communicates a family's history by bearing the crests they
own. These crests, derived from a legend or myth, usually
from an ancestor who became or was encountered by a being
from mythical times. The ancestor and all of his descendants
have the right to use these Kwakiutl crests.
Poles usually bear images of humans, birds, (Eagle, Raven,
Thunderbird), or creatures from the sea, (Whale, Sea Otter,
Seal, sea urchin, Salmon), or the forest (Frog, Bukwas, Dzunukwa,
Bear).
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25' Memorial
Pole
Fort Rupert, BC
$37500 CDN
by Calvin Hunt
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There can be any number of figures on one pole, depending
on the type of pole you choose, what the pole is intended
to do, and where it will stand. See Totem
Poles page 2 and Totem Poles page
3 for more info.
Typically, Kwakiutl poles are carved of western red cedar,
texturized with the adze, and painted in Kwagu'l traditional
colors of black, red, green, brown, yellow, or gray. Any appendages
on a Northwest Coast totem pole, such as the Thunderbird's
wings and horns, Raven's wings and ears, Killer whale's dorsal
fin, Welcome Figure's outstretched arms, a bird's beak, are
added on.
Email, or
give us a call, if you would like to commission one of our
many styles of totem poles. We have great freight companies
that we utilize - reputable and reliable! All necessary crating
can be done right here in our workshop.
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