"Long before the advent of the White man, wood carving was an art in the far corners of Northern Canada - " M/S of a large tree trunk laid out on the ground. Some of the wood has been cut away - a carving is taking shape. C/U of carver working on the piece - a totem pole. Various shots of the man carving the face of a Native American Indian into the wood. M/S of him chipping away at the wood.



"Today, the Indian Totem Pole carvers are almost gone, but not forgotten - One or two still carry on." C/U of the man carving the wood and blowing away the chippings. C/U of man showing his tools to the camera - they look quite primitive. L/S of the man at work - varnishing or painting the totem pole. "Super carvers - writing in wood the tribal stories" M/S of man painting a carved animal figure on a pole. L/S of carver standing beside his totem pole, he looks up and the camera tilts to show the top of the pole.



Was an item in Eve's Film Review issue number 641.
FILM ID:980.24

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