Kwanusile, The Thunderbird..
Kwagulth Indian totem pole..
Sculptor:Tony Hunt, the chief of the Kwagulth tribe in British Columbia..
The existing totem pole installed in 1956. It is a replacement of the original toem pole that stood at the site since 1929.
Location: Lincoln Park at Addison Street..
just east of Lake Shore Drive in the Lake View neighborhood..
The colorfully painted totems include a grimacing sea monster at the bottom, a man riding a whale above it, and Kwanusila the Thunderbird on top..
Kwanusila, the Thunderbird, is an authentic Kwagulth Indian Totem Pole, carved in red cedar by Tony Hunt of Fort Rupert, British Columbia.
The crests carved upon the totem pole represent Kwanusila, the Thunderbird, a whale with a man on its back, and a sea monster.
Kwanusila is an exact replica of the original Kraft Lincoln Park Totem Pole, which was donated to the City of Chicago by James L. Kraft on June 20, 1929, and which stood on this spot until October 9, 1985.
Kwanusila is dedicated to the schoolchildren of Chicago, and was presented to the city of Chicago by Kraft, Inc. on May 21, 1986.
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# Big Beaver..
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# Totem Poles in Chicago..
2 comments:
I love this totem pole i made one like this bt no monster i had raven in its place a whale with no man and a thunder bird at the top.I like the totem pole as i have already said it is beautiful.
I love this totem pole I made one like this but no monster I had a raven in its place a whale with no man and a thunder bird at the top. I like the totem as I have already said it is beautiful.
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