totem pole
| Nom de l'objet : | totem pole |
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| Type de l'objet : | totem pole |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | MODELS |
| Matériaux : | metal wood |
| Technique de fabrication : | carved nailed |
| Numéro de catalogue : | A8069 |
| Municipalité d'utilisation : | Duncan |
| Province d'utilisation : | British Columbia |
| Pays d'utilisation : | Canada |
| Continent d'utilisation : | North America |
| Culture : | Coast Salish: Quwutsun |
| Secteur géo-culturel : | Northwest Coast |
| Contexte culturel : | contemporary art tourist art |
| Description : | Model totem pole depicting three animal figures: the pole has a square base on which sits the head of a fish surmounted by a bear figure and finally a thunderbird figure at the top. The pole is nailed to its base. |
| Fonctions : | Traditionally, Coast Salish sculptures took the form of large-scale houseposts and boards, which were decorated with realistic looking animal, human and supernatural figures. Totem poles, originally only carved by their northern neighbours, became more popular in the early 20th century as tourist art. Many scholars feel that traditional styles of Coast Salish "art" were overlooked because it expressed private, non-secular experiences of the makers and they were reticent to discuss it or sell it to individuals outside of their communities. Miniature carved objects, such as totem poles and canoes, were popular forms of tourist art in the 20th century and are found in many museum collections. |
| Hauteur : | 42.5 |
| Largeur : | 8.6 |
| Profondeur : | 9.5 |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | cm |
| Sujet ou image : | being, thunderbird fish animal, bear |
| Signification iconographique : | The thunderbird plays a prominent role in an oral history from the Duncn area. At the Quw'utsun' Cultural and Conference Centre, interpreters tell the following story about the Thunderbird. "A long time ago a large whale blocked the mouth of the Cowichan river, consuming all the fish and causing the people of the area to go hungry. The young men went out to hunt the whale and were all lost. The old people prayed for help and the thunderbird heard their prayers and came down from his mountain. He lifted the whale into the air and carried it away, saving the people from starvation. |
| Département : | Museum of Anthropology |
| Établissement : |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Vancouver |
| Province de l'établissement : | British Columbia |
| Enregistrement de l'institution : | Fiche complète provenant du site du musée |