Thunderbird Park in James Bay, Victoria, British Columbia

Thunderbird Park in James Bay in Victoria is a museum (Royal British Columbia Museum, web), Douglas Street 638 (V8V 2P8). Ⓦ.

House Number: 638
Postal Code: V8V 2P8
Street: Douglas Street
Leisure: park
Operator: Royal British Columbia Museum
Tourism: museum
Website: https://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/exhibits/tbird-park/html/intro/intro.htm

Artwork

Kwakwaka'wakw Heraldic Pole, 1953 (artist: Mungo Martin, David Martin, Mildred Hunt, wood). The original poles were moved to inside storage and replaced by replica versions carved by Martin and others working under his direction, including Henry Hunt and Hunt’s sons, Tony and Richard. – approx. 50 m.
Thunderbird (artist: Richar Hunt, wood). Originally carved in 1979, the pole was recently brought down for conservation treatment. Hunt repaired and repainted it, and the Royal BC Museum took the opportunity to relocate it. – approx. 50 m.
Gitxsan Pole, 1954 (artist: Mungo Martin, David Martin, wood). The original pole stood in the village of Gitseguekla (Skeena Crossing) on the upper Skeena River. It was carved around 1900 in memory of a chief known as Wistis – approx. 50 m.
Kwakwaka'wakw Pole, ca 1981 (artist: Tony Hunt, wood). The original pole in the A’wa’etłala village of Dzawadi in Knight Inlet had five figures but only the top three were acquired by Charles F. Newcombe when he visited the site in 1913. The original pole was erected in Thunderbird Park in 1941 (RBCM 1859). – approx. 50 m.
Haida Pole, 1984 (artist: Gerry Marks, Richard Hunt, Tim Paul, wood). This pole was raised on June 9, 1984, in front of the new carving studio in Thunderbird Park. It is a version of an original pole that stood in front of a house named Rock Slide House in hlqin7ul ‘llnagaay (Cumshewa), – approx. 50 m.
Gitxan Pole, 1954/2 (artist: Mungo Martin, David Martin, Henry Hunt, Tony Hunt, wood). The original pole was raised jointly by two chiefs, Tu’pesu and Wawralaw, in 1855 or 1885 at Gitseguekla (Skeena Crossing) – approx. 50 m.
Kwakwaka'wakw Honouring Pole, 1999 (artist: Sean Whonnock, Jonathan Henderson, wood). It is dedicated to the Coast Salish people on whose ancestral lands Thunderbird Park is located, and honours the Hunt and Whonnock (Wanukw) families of the Kwakwaka’wakw carvers. – approx. 50 m.
Gitxan Pole, 1960 (artist: Mungo Martin, Henry Hunt, Tony Hunt, wood). Several old poles were removed for preservation from Gitanyow (formerly known as Kitwancool) in 1958 and replaced by replicas. This is a version of the pole named Skim-sim and Will-a-daugh belonging to Chief Wiha (Wee-kha, Ernest Smith), – approx. 50 m.
Haida Pole, 1954 (artist: Mungo Martin, David Martin, Henry Hunt, wood). It was raised by a man named Checkgath around 1880 as a memorial to his wife and shows some of Checkgath’s family crests. The original pole is now in the entrance lobby of the RBC museum. – approx. 50 m.
Haida Pole, 1966 (artist: Henry Hunt, Tony Hunt, wood). The original pole stood at t’anuu ‘llnagaay (eelgrass town) in front of a house named House that Makes a Noise, a large six-beamed house owned by Gwiskunas, a member of the Those Born at Qadasgo Creek lineage of the Raven clan of the Haida. – approx. 100 m.
Kwakwa̱ka̱'wakw Totem Pole (artist: Richard Hunt, wood) – approx. 100 m.
Dr. John Sebastian Helmcken (artist: Armando Barbon and Gabriele Vicari, bronze) – approx. 100 m.
Signs of Lekwungen: Celebrate Diversity (artist: Butch Dick, bronze) – approx. 150 m.
Story of Raven (artist: Peter Paul Ochs, concrete) – approx. 150 m.
Night is for Sleeping, Day is for Resting (artist: Mowry Baden) – approx. 150 m.
Spirit (artist: Elza Mayhew, bronze) – approx. 150 m.
Man and Science (artist: Gerhard Classe, granite) – approx. 200 m.
Caryatid (artist: Elza Mayhew, bronze) – approx. 200 m.
Family Group (artist: Jack Harman, metal) – approx. 200 m.
Kwakiutl Bear Pole (wheelchair accessible, artist: Henry Hunt, wood) – approx. 250 m.