Henry Venn Robertson Totem

as written on bottom

"5 on a log"

five frogs

sun on ravens tail.

bear mother

brother

human faces

hunter

raven

raven on top.

 

At the age of ten, Henry began carving under the influence of his father, Gordon Robertson. Throughout his life, Henry carved masks, feast bowls, toten poles, and more, and his work has been exhibited throughout North America. He carved a totem pole for the Aboriginal Aboriginal Friendship Centre in Vancouver, BC.. He was also responsible for the Aboriginal Pavilion at the PNE in Vancouver from 2004-2006. In addition, Henry oversaw the recreation of a 19th century G'psgolox pole that was made for Sweden as part of a repatriation deal between Sweden and Canada. He was also a member of the Haisla Totem Pole Repatriation Project, and was featured in the NFB documentary “Totem: The Return of the G’psgolox Pole”.

Henry passed away in 2016.

27 1/4 x 8 x 8 inches

69.2x20.3x20.3 cm