totem
totem
| Nom de l'objet : | totem totem |
|---|---|
| Catégorie de l'objet : | Moyens de communication Communication Artifacts |
| Matériaux : | Cedar Bois, cedre |
| Numéro de catalogue : | KX.83.6.6 |
| Numéro d'accession : | KX.83.6.6 |
| Description : | Totem-Nootka,carved/painted wood; Nuu-chah-nulth totem by unknown artist representing a type of ball game ("laphastal" or "Qawo'asik") played by Central Nootkan tribes. Carved totem consisting of 4 figures (from top to bottom): killer whale; bear; man holding a 'ball'; eagle. Features of the figures are painted: green, red, yellow, orange, turquoise blue, navy blue and black. |
| 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.P. Drucker in "The Northern and Central Nootkan Tribes", describes several ball games. In one game, played by Central Nootkan tribes, a ball was hit by players using clubs which were curved at one end. The object of the game was to drive the ball through a goal (similar to Field Hockey). The goal consisted of poles set up on a beach. The game was known as "laphastal". A second game, know as "Qawo'asik", consisted of throwing a bundle of grass or 'ball' in the air and catching it on the points of long pronged 'spears'. Young men used to play it during the dog salmon run, with those of one local group competing against young men from another group. |
| Hauteur : | 25.5 |
| Longueur : | 9.4 |
| Largeur : | 8.3 |
| Nombre d'objets : | 1 |
| Établissement : | Parcs Canada Parks Canada |
| Ville de l'établissement : | Ottawa |
| Province de l'établissement : | Ontario |