In his book that acts as both a memoir and a photographic journal, David Boxley documents his journey as a carver in Metlakatla.
Book review: A revival of culture and traditional arts in Southeast is illustrated in ‘Tsimshian Eagle’One of David A. Boxley's poles stands on the grounds of the University of Washington Medical Center-Northwest in memory of his longtime friend and sister-in-law Cindy James. Dance groups arrived from Alaska and British Columbia to perform at the pole's installation. This group, Cape Fox Dancers, of Ketchikan, is seen dancing in front of James' pole.
Today, Boxley is internationally known and his totem poles and other exquisite artworks are seen in museums, galleries and personal collections around the world, as well as in public places from Seattle to Juneau and beyond. What many who appreciate his work might not know is that he is largely self-taught. When he carved his first pole, there was no one to teach him.
In keeping with policies supported by the church and government, residents of the town abandoned many traditional practices viewed as antithetical to Christian and Western values. This includes the creation of totem poles, which white observers considered pagan idols, although Boxley stresses that they were used for telling stories, and were never worshiped.
At several points, Boxley pauses to remind readers that there weren’t mentors in Metlakatla when he first brought a cedar pole into his shop, picked up an adze he had made with his grandfather, and began carving. “I had to reach back generations to create what is normal now,” he writes. Today, traditional arts are thriving in the village, and he says the “number of active artists has grown tenfold during my lifetime.
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