Knowledge Totem Pole Explained

Knowledge Totem Pole
Artist:Cicero August
Metric Unit:cm
Imperial Unit:in
City:Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Mapframe:yes

The Knowledge Totem Pole is a totem pole carved by Coast Salish artist Cicero August and sons Darrel and Doug August, installed outside the British Columbia Parliament Buildings, in Victoria, British Columbia.[1] The pole was originally created for the 1994 Commonwealth Games.[2]

The Knowledge Totem Pole was first restored in 2007 by Doug August Sr. (Hul'qumi'num: Sume'lh). It was refurbished again in 2021 under the supervision of Doug August Jr.

The totem pole consists of (from top to bottom) a loon, a fisher, the bone player, and a frog.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019-06-09 . Cicero August . 2022-12-27 . Coastal Peoples . en-CA . 2022-12-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221227185410/https://coastalpeoples.com/artists/cicero-august/ . live .
  2. Web site: Documents. leg.bc.ca. PDF. 2018-03-04. 2018-06-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612185014/https://www.leg.bc.ca/content-peo/Documents/Legislative-Assembly-Outdoor-Walking-Tour-English.pdf. live.
  3. Web site: Knowledge Totem Pole . 2022-12-27 . www.leg.bc.ca . en . 2022-12-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221227185412/https://www.leg.bc.ca/dyl/Pages/Knowledge-Totem-Pole.aspx . live .