Item a022110 - Asian cultural festival

File consists of photographs documenting the final stage of log preparation for the creation of the Native Education Centre pole by Norman Tait and crew. At the beginning of the file images depict the carvers making their finishing tools, including small single handed adzes and curved knives. This stage involves the carvers adding all the finishing details, such as teeth and eyelids, to the figures. It also includes the raising of the pole during a ceremony given by the Native Education Centre. The textual info is in WHERE THE PEOPLE GATHER or paperback TOTEM POLE CARVING. Photo shows preparations (canoe repair and making regalia) involved in Norman Tait and crew making a significant appearance at the first (and only) Asian Cultural Festival.

Geographic Location: Vanier Park