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Totem Pole, (sculpture). Artist:  Mike, Richard, sculptor. Cook, Floyd, sculptor. Title:  Totem Pole, (sculpture). Dates:  1973-1976. Medium:  Cedar. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 22 ft. Description:  Twenty-two foot tall cedar totem pole. Totems include a Thunderbird, bear, seal and whale. Subject:  Animal -- Bear Animal -- Seal Animal -- Whale Mythology -- American Indian -- Thunderbird Ethnic -- Indian -- Clallam Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Port Angeles Totem pole Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia Administered by National Park Service, Pacific Northwest Regional Office, 909 First Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98104 Located Olympic National Park, 3002 Mt. Angeles Road, Port Angeles, Washington 98362 Remarks:  The totem pole was begun by Mike and completed by Cook. The large pole tells the story of the life of an Indian family before the white settlers came. The thunderbird represents the tribe's religion, the seal and whale signify the professions of capturing those animals and the bear symbolizes the family, as in a bear clan. IAS files contain copy of related article from Port Angeles Daily News, July 8, 1976. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1994. 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 WA000392   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture WA000392 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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