Totems on the lake.
10.14.05 The totem pole in the middle of the picture is called Rock Oyster Man Pole. This is a memorial pole to a young man who lost his life fishing for octopus. The figure at the top is the Eagle -- see Susan's blog with her pictured entitled "a very old totem pole" wherein she captures the top of the pole. The lower figures are Beavers. The bottom figure is the rock oyster. These figures represent the clans the young man belonged to. The human figure is the victim. The man drowned when the shell of a giant oyster closed upon his arm and he could not get away from the incoming tides. The two-toned human face represents his violent death.