Carving Totem Pole under Tim Paul
| The Tseshaht Band has hired Tim Paul from Heshquat to apprentice three Tseshaht carvers to carve two to three 25 to 27 foot totem poles to be displayed on The Tseshaht Reserve at the Tempo Gas station on the Pacific Rim Highway in Port Alberni on the way to Tofino. |
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Tobias Watts, Tim Paul, Gordon Dick and Willard Gallic Jr. |
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Gordon Dick and Tobias Watts carved this Whale Eagle Design. |
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This is the progress on the first totem pole as of August 8 2005. |
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The official pole raising happened on June 29 2006. |
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The apprentices all participate in steading the base of the pole. |
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Details of one of the poles. A bear and Whale. |
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Willard Gallic Jr., Tobias Watts, Gordon Dick and Tim Paul. |
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The poles were completed in September of 2005. |
Nuu-chah-nulth Meanings for Gordon's Art
Totem Pole under Tim Paul