totem
totem
| Nom de l'objet : | totem totem |
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| Catégorie de l'objet : | Moyens de communication Communication Artifacts |
| Numéro de catalogue : | KX.83.6.2 |
| Numéro d'accession : | KX.83.6.2 |
| Description : | Pole,Totem-Nootka,carved wood,painted; Nuu-chah-nulth totem pole by Chief Charlie Williams representing the Legend of the Killer Whales (see Poh-Poh and the Killer Whales in file). Carved totem consisting of 3 figures (from top to bottom): owl, killer whale, human figure holding a halibut. Large portions of the carving originally painted in black, white and turquoise blue. |
| Commentaires : | Part of the Bruce Scott collection. Mr. Scott worked at the Bamfield Cable Station from 1930 to 1960. During his years on the West Coast, he acquired a fine colleciton of Native carvings, tools and baskets. The majority of this collection is on display at the Wickaninnish Centre, Pacific Rim National Park.Legend of Poh-poh and the Killer Whales: Poh-poh was a dark Indian, dark of skin and dark of heart. One day he was severely wounded while trying to kill a killer whale. The wound would not heal and long he lay in despair of ever being cured. In the tree-tops behind the village of Keeshan, there dwelt a wise old owl who for many years had raised many families. It was not know whether it was the same owl all the time, or a different owl at different time, nevertheless, always there was an owl in the treetops behind the village. In the spring of each year, at mating time, this owl secreted a certain fluid which the Indians gathered and dried for medicinal purposes. This was applied to the wounds of Poh-poh and it cured him when all else had failed. Poh-poh vowed vengeance upon all killer whales and determined to exterminate them. The only one who would help him in this venture was Keysek, the fish with the one-sided face (halibut). Together they worked for many moons until it became a fight to the finish. That is why there are comparatively few killer whales today. |
| Longueur : | 182.9 |
| Nombre d'objets : | 1 |
| Établissement : | Parcs Canada Parks Canada |
| Ville de l'établissement : | Ottawa |
| Province de l'établissement : | Ontario |