This book documents the carving of a single Nisga'a pole. Chief carver Norman Tait notes in the introduction, "Few people have ever had the opportunity to watch the completion of a mask or any piece ...

Created around 1970, these poles were one of SFU’s first art commissions, and the first pieces of art ... Contrary to the beliefs of many early travelers, explorers and missionaries, the totem poles ...

or Totem Pole Trail. Galanin, based in Sitka, and Greenwald, a Hoonah resident, seek to expand knowledge of Indigenous art and carving through the project by taking on apprentices. “They will ...

The wood for the totem poles was cut from the Nakagawa Experimental ... were erected on the premises of Sapporo Art Museum in Sapporo. “Nature uses the chisels called wind and snow on the ...

becoming the centerpiece in a community-wide debate about culturally appropriate art in Seattle. Some historians argued that there was no history of totem poles being made by the Salish and other ...

The totem pole is an icon of First Nations - the collective term for Aboriginal Canadians - culture. While some regard them as cultural symbols, others think they are works of art. For Helin ...