Moon with Human Spirit Face above Mountain Goat above Bear Holding Royal Document – Simon Charlie 1957

Simon Charlie 1957 - Duncan Totem Pole

Simon Charlie (Hwunumetse) was born in 1920. He became a master carver of the Cowichan tribe of the Coast Salish First Nation and was awarded the National Centennial Medal (1967), the Order of British Columbia (2001), and the Order of Canada (2003) for his work in preserving and promoting the traditions of his people. From the late 1960s to the time of his death he purportedly carved the equivalent of twenty-two logging truckloads of cedar logs. His totem poles stand in the Royal British Columbian Museum in Victoria and at the Parliament building in Ottawa as well as numerous countries around the world. Simon Charlie passed away in 2005.

Moon with Human Spirit Face above Mountain Goat above Bear Holding Royal Document was carved by Simon Charlie 1957. This totem pole is located at the train station in Duncan with a collection of eight others.

Simon Charlie has two additional totems in the City of Duncan’s collection, Cedar Man, Cedar Women and Thunderbird Above Whale Above Bear.

Additional photographs of Simon Charlie’s Moon with Human Spirit Face above Mountain Goat above Bear Holding Royal Document are in the Moon and Human Spirit Face gallery.

Moon with Human Spirit Face above Mountain Goat above Bear Holding Royal Document - Carver: Simon Charlie 1957

Moon with Human Spirit Face above Mountain Goat above Bear Holding Royal Document - Carver: Simon Charlie 1957