4. Chief's Pole - Khut Whee Mul Uhk (Dr. Francis Horne Sr.)

Описание: Heavily influenced by Simon Charlie and Doug La Fortune, Dr. Francis Horne Sr. created the Chief’s Pole to tell the story of how humans and the Q’ul-lhanumutsun killer whale, came to live in harmony.

Horne describes the scene:

“On the top of the pole is a Human Child. The Killer Whale represents the Quw'utsun' story of the Killer Whale that was in Cowichan Bay eating all the Salmon. The pole story shows how the Quw'utsun' people were able to restore peace back to the people, and that the people and the Killer Whale can live together in peace. The Child is kneeling, waiting with anticipation for the Salmon. The Copper held by the Chief, is to show wealth in the Human Spirit, not material wealth. Simon Charlie taught us to let the wood guide the hands for what was to “come out of” the pole.”

Horne is of Coast Salish heritage and was born in 1954 in Mount Vernon, Washington. His mother is Tsawout, or Saanich, and his father is Lummi, from Washington. Horne was raised on Vancouver Island and taught himself to carve at the age of eighteen. Horne is the second oldest of six brothers, all of whom are accomplished artists and two of whom carved poles for the City of Duncan—Doug and Tom LaFortune. As a world-renowned Master Carver, Dr. Horne has shared his knowledge of carving with hundreds of people.

[View this pole's entry on the City of Duncan's website.](https://duncan.ca/visitors/totems-tou...)"