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 Owl Spirit - Duncan, BC Posted by:  The A-Team
N 48° 46.665 W 123° 42.547
10U E 447903 N 5402992
Located between 133 and 139 Station Street in Duncan, BC.
Waymark Code: WMHXH6
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 08/23/2013
Views: 1
This totem, carved in 1986, is one of many in the City of Duncan, known as the "City of Totems". An interpretive plaque reads as follows:
The design of this pole was inspired by Tom LaFortune’s
respect for his mother. My late grandfather, my late aunts
and my mother always believed their suli (spirit) to be
Spulqwitth'e' (Owl). That’s why I did an Owl, to respect
my mother. Rather than leave bare wood at the bottom, I
wanted the Chief to have on his Killer Whale clan regalia.
I cut my hand with a chisel when I was carving the hand on
the Chief figure, and when I was done I carved five stitches
on the bottom of the Chief’s hand. Wood is the perfect
medium, you don’t make mistakes, you make modifications
with wood (Tom LaFortune, Interview, Oct 2012).
About the Carver
KETIWTEL (Tom LaFortune)
Tom was born in Duncan in 1959 and is of Coast Salish
heritage. He is from the Tsawout First Nation of the
WSÁNEC (Saanich) peoples. Tom has worked with wood
since the age of eleven. He honed his carving skills with
master carver Simon Charlie, while working alongside his
brothers Doug and Francis. Tom’s work is recognizable by
his distinctive choice of colour
Type of wood carving: Totem pole
Artist's Name: KETIWTEL (Tom LaFortune)
Approximate size/height: 3.5 metres
Other type: Not listed
Type of wood: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
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