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Object #     2006-84/1
Object name     Totem Pole
Culture of Origin     Ts'msyen
Maker or Artist     Wayne F. Hewson, Toni Hewson, David R. Boxley
Materials     Cedar, Paint
Techniques     Carved, Painted
Dimensions     H: 103.7 x 16.5 x 87.2 in, W: 33.2 x 30 in, L: 10.2 x 11.2 x 10 in
Exhibit Label    

This pole was carved aboard the SS Universe Explorer, in celebration of World Explorer Cruises' twenty-five-year anniversary.

Pole symbols, top to bottom:
Canoe-the canoe represents the SS Universe Explorer; the painted human faces and butterfly represent visitors to the Northwest Coast
Animal figures-these figures are common clan crests and represent all the Native people of the Northwest Coast:
Whale (top left)
Eagle (top right)
Wolf (lower left)
Raven (lower right, sitting atop a bentwood box)
Water-abstract water designs run down the pole from top to bottom
Source     World Explorer Cruises


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