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Totem Poles 1958
Description
British Colombia, Canada.
Two men carve and paint totem poles. A young girl sits beside them with a small wooden sculpture in her hands. The men are Arvid Charlie of the Cowichan tribe and his father Simon. They carve their totem poles from Red Cedar trunks with primitive hand tools.
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- Time in/Out:
- 01:23:55:00 / 01:25:32:00
- Canister:
- CP 206
- Film ID:
- 83.06
- Issue Date:
- 08/12/1958
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- Tribal art NATIONAL CUSTOMS Museum of Everything Simon Charlie
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