Cedar Man
Item number Nb11.368 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
Item number Nb11.368 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Tall, carved, welcome figure, standing on a round base. Figure carved with a round west coast style hat and with arms and hands extended to the front, with palms facing upward. Arms are bolted at sides so they can be lowered or raised.
While most welcome figures are carved to greet guests with open arms, this particular piece was created as a form of protest. (See Narrative.) According to Joe David this figure restates the message of a previous figure carved on Meares Island by his great-great-great grandfather. No longer standing, this earlier figure is said to have recorded the statement of an ancestor who lived at the time of the first European contact. This ancestor cautioned other chiefs and community members against the possible dangers of Europeans for indigenous peoples.
This particular "welcome" figure was created as a form of protest against the logging of Meares Island, Joe David’s ancestral home. In the words of the artist: “I simply set out to create something that would mark historically and aid the cause of preserving our homeland Meares Island, which was scheduled to be logged…” (1984) The figure was first raised at Tin-Wis in Nuu-chah-nulth territory. With the support of the Tribal Council, the carving was raised a second time in front of the Provincial Parliament Buildings during the Oct. 20,1984 Meares Island anti-logging rally in Victoria. The figure stood at the front of the Museum of Anthroplogy from 1987 to 2008 when it was removed due to construction and a redesign of the museum entrance area. The figure was reinstalled in the Museum's Great Hall in February 2012.
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While most welcome figures are carved to greet guests with open arms, this particular piece was created as a form of protest. (See Narrative.) According to Joe David this figure restates the message of a previous figure carved on Meares Island by his great-great-great grandfather. No longer standing, this earlier figure is said to have recorded the statement of an ancestor who lived at the time of the first European contact. This ancestor cautioned other chiefs and community members against the possible dangers of Europeans for indigenous peoples.
This particular "welcome" figure was created as a form of protest against the logging of Meares Island, Joe David’s ancestral home. In the words of the artist: “I simply set out to create something that would mark historically and aid the cause of preserving our homeland Meares Island, which was scheduled to be logged…” (1984) The figure was first raised at Tin-Wis in Nuu-chah-nulth territory. With the support of the Tribal Council, the carving was raised a second time in front of the Provincial Parliament Buildings during the Oct. 20,1984 Meares Island anti-logging rally in Victoria. The figure stood at the front of the Museum of Anthroplogy from 1987 to 2008 when it was removed due to construction and a redesign of the museum entrance area. The figure was reinstalled in the Museum's Great Hall in February 2012.
Tall, carved, welcome figure, standing on a round base. Figure carved with a round west coast style hat and with arms and hands extended to the front, with palms facing upward. Arms are bolted at sides so they can be lowered or raised.
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