![]() ![]() The Thunderbird is another family crest, due to its special connection with father Nat. His wings are usually shown out-thrust, a dramatic statement of his flying abilities. ![]() Lightning and thunder are the signs of his flight. It is distinguished from the normal eagle totem by its supernatural horns, its large curved, humped beak, and its accentuated talons and legs in comparison with other bird forms. The Thunderbird, a mythical type of eagle, appears on the top of the pole. Just minutes after the last dive of a week of diving, with uncanny timing, a group of Dolphins showed up, jumping and frolicking as though to say “goodbye until next time.” THE THUNDERBIRD Yet another contact occurred after a dive trip by Rick and Brett in Isla des los Roques, Venezuela. Other encounters with Dolphins include a sequence captured on videotape in the Red Sea in Israel, where a dolphin became attracted to Rick and Wayne and engaged in play that seemed almost human. Seconds later, the leg came out unharmed. The dolphin engulfed the foot in his mouth, closing his huge, blunt teeth on the leg (playfully, Brett asserted afterwards, and indeed the dolphin seemed perfectly mindful of his delicate playmate). ![]() The large dolphin approached and Brett extended a foot to touch him. The dolphin is also perhaps the most endearing animal in the sea – a habitat that plays a strong part in Crandall life.īrett, as an eight-year-old boy, encountered a dolphin while snorkeling in Hawaii. One of these encounters was potentially threatening but turned out to be a “connection” instead. In the Crandall family the closest wild animal encounters have been with dolphins. Its choice celebrates the close encounter between human and animal that so typically became the source of adoption of a specific animal for a family crest among the Northwest-Coast Indians. On this pole, the Dolphin is one of the Crandall family crests. It was carved in January – April, 1998 after extensive discussions about family and life background during a visit with the artist, Duane Pasco (see End Notes). ![]() and is carved from a 500-year old Red Cedar tree. The Crandall totem pole is 10.5 feet high, 28” diameter at the base, weighs 250 lbs. Often he included mischievous objects of his own invention. When a totem pole was to be carved, the artist was given freedom as to how he chose to portray the figures. Rather it means that they belong to a kinship group which has a legendary relationship with the totem. This does not mean that the human group had the literal characteristics of their totem. The concept of “totem” is most often used to refer to the symbolic relationship existing between natural phenomena (usually animals) and human groups. “Totem pole” is the name originally given by Europeans to the carved wooden pillars made by the Indian peoples of the American Northwest Coast. The physical position of this pole is usually directly under a main beam. Its carvings are the family crests and legends of the household owners. The authentic use of a house post was to be a main supporting member of a central beam in a home. The Crandall totem pole is a “house post” carved in the Northwest-Coast Indian style. ![]()
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