Raven Model Canoe WomanThis Raven Model Canoe is painted by Kwakwaka'wakw artist Rod Smith. It is made from cedar and has been painted in acrylic. Rod is perhaps best known for his precise and elegant painting style. Mischievous and curious, the Raven plays many important roles in Pacific Northwest Coast Culture. For some, he symbolizes creation, transformation, knowledge, prestige as well as the complexity of nature and the subtlety of truth. He also symbolizes the unknown
or Kumugwe
This Eagle & Killer Whale Totem Pole is hand-carved in argillite by Haida carver Denny Dixon
This Raven and the Light Pendant has been hand-carved in sterling silver and signed by Haida artist Andrew Williams
and orange/yellow acrylic
This Beaver Transformation Mask is hand-carved in alder wood and signed by Kwakwaka'wakw artist Talon George from the Gwa’sala and ‘Nakwaxda’xw First Nations in Port Hardy on Vancouver Island
When Wasgo was coming home he spotted the child and came rushing toward the surface to grab it
This pendant is about 1 1/2 inches or 4 centimeters wide and 1 1/2 inches or 4 centimeters high without the bale
and 1 3/4 inches or 4 1/2 centimeters deep
This reflects Trevor's skill at combining traditional Northwest Coast tools and techniques with modern methods and machinery
It is accented with one inlay of abalone and one onlay of copper on each eye
This Sun Mask was hand-carved in 2004 by Coast Salish and Kwakwaka'wakw artist Richard Baker
Freddie Wilson