One of Stanley Park’s most iconic and recognizable totem poles is being moved after nearly four decades.
According to the Vancouver Park Board, the Kakaso’las totem pole at Brockton Point will be relocated to the Museum of Anthropology (MOA) at UBC next month.
The move is being made because it is part of a loan agreement dating back to 1985 between MOA and the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation.
The Kakaso’las totem pole was carved by Kwakwaka’wakw artist Ellen Neel in 1955.
“It stands six metres tall and features prominent figures including the Thunderbird with a whale on its chest, followed by a Sea-Bear holding a killer whale, a man holding a frog, Bak’was (the Wild Man of the Woods), Dzunuk’wa (Giant of the Woods), and a Raven at the base,” a description from the park board reads.
More to come…