Guardian of the Bay
Guardian of the Bay 14”x 17” pen & ink on paper 1998
Private Collection
Welcome
Pole, at the village
of Karluquees
on Turnour Island B.C. This pole belonged to the Tlawit’sis Tribe
and was put up by Chief John Speck in the 1920’s. The pole served as a symbol
of the Tlawit’sis peoples’ generosity and wealth. Welcome figures are connected to feast and
feasts are connected to feeding the body food and the spirit mythology. Upon
seeing a Welcome figure in a chief’s village, a visitor knew he would be taken
care of and that he was in friendly territory.
Also available as an Open Edition Giclee Print. Please email me for more information.
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