sim gan xwts'aan (Totem Pole)

Pole was created by 'Ksan carvers. It was commissioned by the Royal Bank of Canada and raised in August 1980.

Unpainted simply carved bilaterally symmetrical totem pole with flat back. Figures from top: horizontal running wolf has bent limbs extended to front and back, wedge shaped head over forelimbs has bared teeth and protruding tongue; mosquito figure, separated from wolf by uncarved section, has u shaped ears, eyes that bulge at top and are inset at base, straight downward pointed proboscis has bared teeth, wings held next to body have ovoid and u decoration, three sets of bent legs and feet rest on a whale's head; killer whale has dorsal fin protruding from between mosquito's legs, blow hole below dorsal fin, ovoid eyes, bared upper teeth, pectoral fins next to body have ovoid and u decoration, small seated female figure (wife of Nanasimget) with hands resting on lap between whale's head and tail flukes; between tail flukes is the upper portion of a male figure (Nanasimget) with bent arms, head rests on curled hands; last figure is a frog with a small frog in its mouth, bent fore and hind limbs resting on front of body. Pole is set into a cement base. Moss on wolf figure, severe vertical cracking.