Airport totem

This is a detail of one of the faces on the totem pole located inside Vancouver International Airport (YVR). Entitled "Celebrating Flight," the 12 metre-high (40 ft) carving is the work of celebrated Northwest Coast Native artist Don Yeomans. There are numerous works of art in the airport. This one is located in the link area between the domestic and international terminals.

I had a few minutes to myself at the airport the other day and drew this while parents watched their children playing around the base of the pole.

An interesting totem

This totem stands right next to the pedestrian path that winds under Burrard Bridge overlooking False Creek. The carved figure seems to rise out of the trees and bushes.

The city of Vancouver is built on the land of the Squamish First Nation, descendants of the Coastal Salish Aboriginal peoples.