Nuxalk Grave Marker, late 19th century

This is one of two grave figures that Charles F. Newcombe purchased at Talio, on South Bentinck Arm, in 1913. It would have marked the burial place of an important person and represented his or her family crests. A photograph of the figure in its original location in Talio shows that it had an eye in each forepaw, indicating its supernatural nature.
RBCM 2310.

Supernatural Grizzly Bear, with upraised forepaws. Originally, the Grizzly Bear had an eye in each forepaw, but the figure appears to have been refinished (perhaps when it was installed in the park in 1941) and the eyes painted out.