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From the archives: Ellen Neel (Herstory 2012)
Ellen May Neel was the first and most famous female carver of West Coast totem poles. She was born in 1916 at Alert Bay on Cormorant Island, off the northeast coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Her parents were Charles … Continue reading
Posted in 2012, Art, British Columbia
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