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Haida Totem Pole
Carver - James Hart
Eagle Clan
This carved Haida totem pole presents important crest figures.
Grizzly Bear is at the bottom, Killer Whale in the middle, and
Eagle is the top figure with Salmon in talons. Figures are Land
People, Ocean People, and Upper World People. These are highly
respected beings of yesteryear and greatly admired and respected
today. This totem is dedicated to the old Haida masters who developed
the art form and created great works of art to be used and to
record history.
The three Alaska Native tribes had a common cultural, economic
and environmental background. They were all hunters and gatherers
who lived along the river valleys and the coastal waters of the
Pacific Northwest, skillfully using the abundant resources of
river, sea and forest. |
