Over the centuries, cultural and ceremonial forms of adornment have evolved from shells to tattoos to the modern metals and natural materials seen in contemporary jewelry today. The distinctive symbols of the Northwest Coast and Inuit are designed into beautiful, wearable works of art.
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“Getting Things Right” Cockleshell Rattle Amulet with Hat Stand
Gwaai Edenshaw
$21,500.00 CAD22K Yellow Gold, Platinum, Abalone shell, Cast, Engraved
Includes Skil Hat Stand; Yew wood, Brass
Edition 1 of 3
20085.25″ x 2.75″ x 2.75″ (including stand)
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Fledgling Raven Earrings
Gwaai Edenshaw
$6,800.00 CAD20K Yellow Gold, Abalone shell, Cast
Artist Proof
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“Woman in Moon” Pendant
Jesse Brillon
$6,400.00 CAD20K Yellow Gold, Abalone shell, Repousse, Chased
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Story of Nanasimgit Amulet
Darrell White
$5,200.00 CADArgillite, Catlinite, Abalone shell, Mother of Pearl, Sterling silver
Sterling silver Omero chain available separately.According to the oral traditions of the Northwest Coast, there was once a man named Nanasimget whose beautiful wife was kidnapped by a Killerwhale. He took her to the underwater village of the powerful Killerwhale People, and planned to wed her as soon as he could create a dorsal fin and attach it to her back. However, Nanasimget was determined to rescue his beloved. He undertook a series of perilous tasks, going so far as to ride on the back of a mighty Killerwhale to reach the village in the depths of the sea. There, Nanasimget successfully extracted his wife from the Chief Killerwhale’s longhouse, rescuing his love and returning with her to their own earthly village.
This is a common myth amongst the Haida people but there are many versions of this legend base on the Nation which is telling the story. In some versions, Nanasimget is instead called Gunarh.
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Supernatural Loon Bracelet
David Neel
$5,100.00 CAD14K Yellow Gold, Engraved
In ancient Kwakwaka’wakw stories, the Loon aids the protagonist, taking him on its back and transporting him to the undersea realm, where animals live much like humans. It represents a helper spirit that is the portal or doorway to a supernatural world.
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Octopus That Married a Woman Bracelet
David Neel
$5,100.00 CAD14K Yellow Gold, Engraved
When a man returned from fishing one day, he asked a woman to bring up the catch, then returned to the big-house. However, the woman did not return from this task. The whole village searched for her, but she was never found. Years later, when two octopi visited the village, the man found out that she had been taken by a giant octopus to live under the sea. The two octopi were her children.
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Hummingbird & Frog Bracelet
David Neel
$5,000.00 CAD14K Yellow Gold, Abalone shell, Engraved
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Bear & Salmon Necklace
David Neel
SOLDSterling silver, 24K Yellow Gold, 16 Gypsy Set Rubies, Engraved
20″ Sterling silver Chain with 16 Salmon Trout Head Figures attached -
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Eagle & Raven Bracelet
Corrine Hunt
$4,880.00 CAD14K Yellow Gold, Engraved
Asymmetric Taper, Concaved