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Supernatural Carver (Beaver) Bentwood Box
Reuben Mack
CA$8,200.00Yellow Cedar wood, Abalone shell, Acrylic paint, Otter fur
“Back then the Bella Coola believed that all animals possessed supernatural powers and abilities. One of them was the beaver. They believed that the beaver did not just carve with his teeth. But carved with crooked-handled adzes. The beaver was a prized possession by the nuxalk people.
I’ve seen the work of these beavers and the carving marks they leave on a tree resemble the same textures we use with our own carving tools. They seem to be very calculated beings and must put an enormous amount of time into the craft. Which reminds me as a woodcarver, maybe we’re not much different from these beings after all.” – Reuben Mack
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Raven Mask
Robert Saunders
CA$7,200.00Red Cedar wood, Cedar bark, Acrylic paint
7.5 x 10.5 x 26″ (mask only)
30 x 12 x 32″ (including bark & stand)
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White Raven Mask
Robert Saunders
CA$6,600.00Red Cedar wood, Cedar bark, Acrylic paint
11 x 25 x 11″ (mask only)
27 x 25 x 11″ (including bark & stand) -
Fly Above Us Bentwood Box
Reuben Mack
CA$7,400.00Red Cedar wood, Acrylic paint“This box resembles an adult bald eagle. Eagles aren’t hunted by any predators unless it’s another eagle, which makes them apex predators. Whenever an eagle deals with conflict from smaller game, they don’t seem to fall into [it]. Instead, they rise higher and higher until they are no longer reachable. Eagles are also key in the circle of life – [they often help to] relocate salmon into the forest floors, enriching the environment by [feeding it with] the richness of the salmon carcass and bringing nutrients to places where a salmon wouldn’t normally reach.
I’ve always wanted to fly like an eagle. Fly above all else, viewing everything with a higher perspective…the one who has the sharpest vision to see beyond any other living creature.”
– Reuben Mack, 2022
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White Raven Mask
Robert Saunders
CA$4,200.00Red Cedar wood, Cedar bark, Acrylic paint
6 x 6 x 16.75″ (mask only)
19.5 x 15 x 25″ (including bark & stand)
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“Alhklhciknm: Watchmen” Miniature Canoe
Kyle Tallio
CA$2,400.00Carbonized Alder wood, Acrylic paint
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Eagle Mask
Robert Saunders
CA$4,300.00Red Cedar wood, Cedar bark, Acrylic paint
9 x 7.5 x 15.5″ (mask only)
27 x 14 x 17″ (including bark & stand)
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Raven Mask
Robert Saunders
CA$4,500.00Red Cedar wood, Cedar bark, Acrylic paint
14 x 7 x 18″ (mask only)
28 x 9 x 21″ (including bark & stand)
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Crooked Beak Mask
Robert Saunders
CA$8,300.00Red Cedar wood, Cedar bark, Acrylic paint
31 x 12 x 24″ (including bark & stand)
8 x 9 x 21.5″ (mask only)
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Carpenter Mask
Robert Saunders
CA$3,100.00Red Cedar wood, Cedar bark, Acrylic paint
12 x 9 x 9″ (mask only)
32 x 10 x 10″ (including bark)
This mask was inspired by the Nuxalk creation story of the Four Carpenters. According to one version of this oral tradition, Alhkw’ntam, the most powerful spirit in the Sky World, created four brothers who are known as the Masmasalaniixw; the Four Carpenters or the Supernatural Carpenters. The brothers helped Alhkw’ntam shape the world at the beginning of time. They were responsible for carving the first humans and shaping the land as well as the flora and fauna.
