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Door Carving

This is one of the doors on the


John Harvey Photo > Mid Coast of BC on the Curve of Time > Port McNiell to Hanson Island via Alert Bay > Door Carving

Thunderbird on Dzunukwa

This pole is a Memorial to Billie Moon.  The pole was carved by Willie Seaweed and Joe Seaweed in Blunden Harbour in 1931.
The top figure is Thunderbird and figure below is Dzunukwa, "a female with sleepy eyes, Pursed lips and pendulous breasts."


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Mungo Martin's Totem
The totem on the right is written up in Hillary Stewart's book - The pole was carved by Henry Hunt and Tony Hunt in 1970 as a memorial for Mungo Martin. Mungo Martin is one of the hero's in the Kwakiutal society - he was a prolific totem carver and one of the important links that brough the traditional artistic skills and knowledge out of the banned pot latch era. This totem pole was the first totem raised in Alert bay in 40 years.

The top figure is Kolus (the crest of Mungo's father from Gilford Island) followed by Cedar Man with a talking stick. The second from bottom figure is Raven caved in memory of David Martin. The bottom figure is Dzunukwa, the crest of Mungo's wife Abaya'a.

The pole on the left (Thunderbird, Bear holding a whale's tail, Raven, Whale, Dzunukwa) was carved by Charlie James as a memorial for Amos Dawson's uncle.


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Missing Eagle Arm Totem
This is an older totem, but it's painted. The figures are Thunderbird, Killer Whale, Man holding a copper, Dzunukwa. Apparently the carver and the date of carving is unknown. I've since taken a closer photo.
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Petroglyph of Seal in Fulford Harbour

From what I know of, this petroglyph (the large eyes, the mouth open with teeth)
means seal. There are petroglyphs on Gabriola and Seals as well.


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Pole In Field
This is the bottom of a pole carved by Mungo Martin. The figure shown is a chief wrapped in a blanket. The figure above is mouth of a whale.