Small, yellow cedar totem pole featuring Qolun (beaver) on one side, and Ikstookoya (eagle) on the other side. Used as a reference while carving the large house post at the UBC First Nations House of Learning.
Small, yellow cedar totem pole featuring Qolun (beaver) on one side, and Ikstookoya (eagle) on the other side. Used as a reference while carving the large house post at the UBC First Nations House of Learning.
Small wooden totem pole carved by Sammy Robinson. It has a square base with, in order, a raven (holding a fish in its beak), a bear, and a frog atop. The wood is light brown in colour (possibly yellow cedar) and has been finished but not painted. Nails in bottom.
Small wooden totem pole carved by Sammy Robinson. It has a square base with, in order, a raven (holding a fish in its beak), a bear, and a frog atop. The wood is light brown in colour (possibly yellow cedar) and has been finished but not painted. Nails in bottom.
Physical Condition
Excellent
Material
Wood (yellow cedar?)
Technique
carved
Culture
Haisla
Height
33.5 cm
Width
9 cm
Length
8.5 cm
Inscriptions
"KITAMAAT BC," "SR" on back
Date Range
[1970s-1980s?]
Accession Number
2024.9.1
Biographical Notes
Sammy Robinson (b. 1934) is a master Haisla carver and hereditary chief from Kitamaat, B.C.
Rainbow patterned tapestry with purple backing. Various images to create a scene. Man on the bottom is playing a flute while a woman dances. Woman in centre is holding two ropes with two fish at the end. A bird to her right is also holding a rope with a fish. On her right is also a yellow house, and on her left a red castle looking structure. Above her are mountains, and in the centre of them, a sun with a face. At the very bottom is written -Puno- Uros -Peru-. The "Uros" is embroidered in red.
Rainbow patterned tapestry with purple backing. Various images to create a scene. Man on the bottom is playing a flute while a woman dances. Woman in centre is holding two ropes with two fish at the end. A bird to her right is also holding a rope with a fish. On her right is also a yellow house, and on her left a red castle looking structure. Above her are mountains, and in the centre of them, a sun with a face. At the very bottom is written -Puno- Uros -Peru-. The "Uros" is embroidered in red.