Human Mask 4 Decades of Inspiration ExhibitionThis Human Mask is carved in red cedar by Russell Tate from the Ditidaht First Nation on the southwest coast of Vancouver Island. The mask is painted in black, white, and red acrylic and is adorned with horsehair, cedar bark, and feathers. The last image shows Russell holding the mask. This mask not including the hair measures approximately 10 1 2 inches or 26 1 2 centimeters high, 8 inches or 20 1 4 centimeters wide, and 7 inches or 17 1 4
You can see the pattern of his beautiful knife finishing technique and the refined carving style
I see today a growing minority who have had enough of abuse and its effects
Sterling Silver Eagle Band or Ring carved by Chris Cook from the Kwakwaka´wakw Nation
With my partner as an eagle and me as a raven through my Tlingit ancestry
the Kwakwaka´wakw
These figures represent the two matrilineal descent groups within Haida society
This silver and abalone Raven pendant is hand-carved in sterling silver by Derek White from the Haida Nation
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My grandmother’s main crest was an eagle--a kwikw as we say it in Kwak̕wala
When I got home and went through the photographs there was the scene of the four and a raven flying over
Find more information about and examples of The Moon Northwest Coast First Nations symbol
As I walked back to the house through the empty boxes I stopped to see this little boy sitting in a large cardboard box lovingly holding this little frog in cupped hands
