Thunderbird Totem Pole - Thunderbird Park, Victoria, British Columbia Metal Print
by Peggy Collins
$76.00
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Thunderbird Totem Pole - Thunderbird Park, Victoria, British Columbia metal print by Peggy Collins. Bring your artwork to life with the stylish lines and added depth of a metal print. Your image gets printed directly onto a sheet of 1/16" thick aluminum. The aluminum sheet is offset from the wall by a 3/4" thick wooden frame which is attached to the back. The high gloss of the aluminum sheet complements the rich colors of any image to produce stunning results.
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The top of the thunderbird totem pole at Thunderbird Park in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Called the Kwakwaka’wakw Heraldic Pole, it was... more
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Artist's Description
The top of the thunderbird totem pole at Thunderbird Park in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Called the Kwakwaka’wakw Heraldic Pole, it was carved in cedar by Chief Mungo Martin and assistants in 1953. Chief Martin was from the Kwakiutl tribe, who are Native Americans from the Northwest Coast. Heraldic poles such as this are placed in front of houses in order to portray the significance of the family.
Totem poles were first erected in Victoria's Thunderbird Park in 1940 as part of a conservation effort to preserve some of the region's rapidly deteriorating Aboriginal art.
The site was opened as Thunderbird Park in 1941 but by 1951, many of the poles were badly decayed. In 1952 the Royal BC Museum began a restoration program with Chief Mungo Martin as its head carver.
The thunderbird totem pole pictured here was created specifically for Thunderbird Park by Chief Martin and is an original, non-replica pole.
About Peggy Collins
I am a digital/mixed media artist and nature photographer living on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. I'm surrounded by the ocean, forests, mountains, and abundant wildlife, and these things bring me joy that I hope finds its way into my images. When you view my work, my wish is that you feel a sense of intimacy that deepens your own connection to nature. Aside from photography, one of my passions is creating portraits of cats, dogs, and other animals. I also have growing collections of abstract landscapes, trees, flowers, and musical instruments. I also enjoy creating collages using vintage ephemera from the late 1800's and early 1900's. My work has been published numerous times in books, magazines, calendars, greeting...
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