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Gee-eksem

The ancestral figures on the world's tallest totem pole ( in 1956 at127 feet tall ) are associated with the Gee-eksem Clan of the Kwa-Kiuti Tribe of Coast Indians from Fort Rupert, near Port Hardy, British Columbia.
The bottom figure (depicted) is "Gee-Eksem", legendary "First Man" of the tribe, said to have been created at Gold Beach on the north end of Vancouver Island.
Carvers: Mungo Martin, David Martin, Henry Hunt
Location: Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, BC

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