| Two Haida Poles; the one on the right carved by Mungo Martin depicts Whale with tail fluke turned up, and pectoral fins flat on each side; the second pole, carved by Henry and Tony Hunt, depicts the Nanasimget story with a human grasping the tail of Killer Whale, whose dorsal fin is between the knees of another human, shown upside-down, riding on Killer Whale's back. The downward head of Killer Whale becomes the head o Sea Bear, at the base of the pole, who is swallowing a sea mammal head first. That pole used to stand across the street in front of the Royal British Columbia Museum. |
Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT f/7.1 for 1/40 sec @ 200 |