Nicholas Galanin, an Indigenous sculptor whose work appears in the Smithsonian show called “The Shape of Power: Stories of ...

revitalized not only the carving art but the songs, dances and ceremonies that give cultural meaning to the carving of a totem pole. Today, totem poles can be found in parks and heritage centers ...

This book documents the carving of a single Nisga'a pole. Chief carver Norman Tait notes in the introduction, "Few people have ever had the opportunity to watch the completion of a mask or any piece ...

The wood for the totem poles was cut from the Nakagawa Experimental ... were erected on the premises of Sapporo Art Museum in Sapporo. “Nature uses the chisels called wind and snow on the ...

Sam Brown was driving along Cedar Street in Helena one day when something at the intersection of Cooke Street “spoke” to him.

or Totem Pole Trail. Galanin, based in Sitka, and Greenwald, a Hoonah resident, seek to expand knowledge of Indigenous art and carving through the project by taking on apprentices. “They will ...

In some of her best-known works Carr depicted both totem poles and towering trees with a reverential eye. “Real art is religion, a search for the beauty of God deep in all things,” she once explained.

The totem pole is an icon of First Nations - the collective term for Aboriginal Canadians - culture. While some regard them as cultural symbols, others think they are works of art. For Helin ...

Michael's works include design, regalia, masks, rattles, paddles, spoon and ladles, skin and box drums, bent wood boxes, several silk-screen prints, and seven totem poles. He has had the privilege of ...