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Beaver Legends Totem, (sculpture). Artist:  Boxley, David, sculptor. Title:  Beaver Legends Totem, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Salmon Legends Totem, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned 1991. Carved 1992. Installed 1993. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Totem poles: painted western red cedar wood; Bases: concrete.. Dimensions:  2 totem poles. Beaver Legends: approx. H. 30 ft. x Diam. 2 ft.; Salmon Legends: approx. H. 40 ft. x Diam. 5 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Placed near the bank of the lake are two totem poles, each carved and painted with various animals that illustrate stories from the Salmon and Beaver legends. The Salmon Legends totem pole features an eagle at the top, followed by a man, both from "The Eagle and the Chief," a story about a man who frees a trapped bird and is rewarded with food for his village. The remaining figures are from "The Salmon Boy," a tale of salmon who live both as people and as fish. The Beaver Legends totem pole is topped with three figures from "The Beaver and the Bear," a story about a young Beaver woman who uses wisdom to outwit a hungry bear. The lower figure is from "The Hunter's Wife Who Became a Beaver," a story about a woman who goes swimming after a disagreement with her husband and turns into a beaver. Each totem poles is carved from a single cedar log, the back of which is hollowed out, a traditional method for drying the wood. Each totem pole is mounted on a concrete pad. Subject:  Ethnic -- Indian -- Tsimshian Animal -- Beaver Animal -- Bear Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Animal -- Fish -- Salmon Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Issaquah Totem pole Sculpture Owner:  Administered by King County Office of Cultural Resources, Arts Commission, 506 Second Avenue, Room 1115, Seattle, Washington 98104 Located Beaver Lake Park, 25201 S.E. 24th Street, Issaquah, Washington Remarks:  The totem poles represent the cultural and artistic heritage of the native Alaskan coastal Tsimshian tribe of the Issaquah community. The totem poles were commissioned by the King County Public Art Program (KCPAP) in 1991. The totem poles were carved during an artist-in-residency public art program that allowed the public to watch the artist at work over a three month period. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1995. SOS Assessment Award, 1999. Inventory staff, 2000. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS WA000167   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture WA000167 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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