Songhees Nation carver Clarence Dick is working with other carvers in his community to develop a distinct Songhees carving style.
He’s quick to point out Coast Salish people are more known for carving house posts, not totem poles. The difference, he says, is a totem pole is round and a house post has a “flat back with a high relief carving on top.”
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