Whaler
Member
LOML and I were wandering around the grounds of Peninsula College in Port Angeles today and came across a canopied area so we got nosey. It turned out to be two members of the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe carving a welcome pole which will be at the entrance of a new college building.
The main body was almost finished and will stand 20' tall. When finished he will be standing with arms outstretched in welcome.
The red cedar log 20' long X 3' diameter was split, not sawn, lengthwise and half used for the body, the arms will come out of the other half.
We had a great time watching them carve and hearing about Totem Poles and Welcome Poles. They were kind enough to show us the working drawings so we could see what the finished pole will look like.
The only sad thing wasthat I didn't have a camera with me.
www.jamestowntribe.org
The main body was almost finished and will stand 20' tall. When finished he will be standing with arms outstretched in welcome.
The red cedar log 20' long X 3' diameter was split, not sawn, lengthwise and half used for the body, the arms will come out of the other half.
We had a great time watching them carve and hearing about Totem Poles and Welcome Poles. They were kind enough to show us the working drawings so we could see what the finished pole will look like.
The only sad thing wasthat I didn't have a camera with me.
www.jamestowntribe.org