gyảaGang (Totem Pole)

Physical description

Medium sized, carved totem pole. Pole is slightly triangular in shape, depicting the following, from top to bottom: a heron or crane, with a small face between its wings, a hawk or thunderbird, a whale and a figure at the base. The bird’s beak protrudes outward. The pole is painted blue, black, green and red with Northwest Coast stylized designs. The back side is concave.