It is only possible to guess what the heraldic animal on this badly weathered totem pole at the edge of the forest might be. The two upper incisors tell us that it must be a beaver. A frog sits between his front legs. Barely recognizable between its hind legs with their clawed feet are the flat tail with typical crosshatching and a face.

This ancient memorial post stands in Skidegate and is in danger of toppling. The base figure is a beaver with a bear cub between its ears.

On this silk-screen created in 1985 in the traditional style - if that can even be said about this new art form, which is relatively new to Northwest Coast art - Tony Hunt has drawn three important heraldic animals. At the top is the eagle, his claws on the head of a killer whale. which is resting on a beaver.

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