Stanley Park’s Kakaso’las Totem Pole will be returning to the University of British Columbia’s Museum of Archaeology (MOA) after nearly 40 years. The pole, which was carved by Kwakwaka’wakw artist Ellen Neel in 1955, is six metres tall and features figures such as the Thunderbird; Bak’was, the wild man of the woods; and Dzunuk’wa, the giant of the woods. The pole was donated to the UBC MOA in 1984 and loaned to the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation in 1985. Following a condition assessment of the pole and an agreement with the artist’s family, the City of Vancouver states that it was decided in 2024 that the loan agreement would not be renewed.
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