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Haida Eagle, Raven & Bear Pole
Geoff Greene
CA$5,700.00Glass, etched and sandblasted
Custom Red Cedar wood base
Exclusive to Coastal Peoples Fine Arts Gallery
The interplay between tradition and innovation is the premise for this contemporary totem pole. While cedar wood predominates, noted Haida artist Geoff Greene has applied his foresight in designing traditional Haida motifs in the contemporary glass medium. It makes a strong visual statement with its structured Haida form line, yet the translucent nature of the glass softens the composition, clearly defining the progression of Haida art. The Eagle is portrayed perched from the top, with the Raven and Moon following. The Eagle signifies peace and friendship, while the Raven is the folk hero who created the Moon, stars and the universe. At the base of the totem, the Bear is a close relative to mankind known to share both human and animal traits.
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Woven Forest (AP)
Susan Point RCA
CA$5,600.00Serigraph, Artist Proof, Edition of VIII
2014
Unframed
(For inquiries on custom framing, please contact the gallery)
Why an Artist Proof?
The artist proof is often the first proof or set of proofs that the artist “pulls” to ensure that the image is printing to the desired effect. The Artist Proof holds a higher value than a regular edition piece due to its rarity as well as the possibility that they can contain the visual evidence of the artist’s progress. Artist Proofs are typically owned and kept by the artist so they are rarely released.
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Raven Ladle
Russell Smith
CA$5,450.00Ivory, Abalone, Sterling silver, engraved
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Spoons and ladles were traditionally made from either cedar wood or the horn of a mountain sheep, and their handles were carved with family crest images. Historically, these exquisitely sculptured objects were primarily created by people in Northern Nations, and were highly sought after by other nations. During potlatches [festive gatherings], cedar ladles decorated with the hosting family’s crests were used to serve food, while the elaborately carved mountain sheep spoons were distributed as gifts among the many guests.
Today, spoon and ladle productions are based on these traditional objects and are meant to be both objects of function and display. In addition to traditional mediums such as cedar wood, goat or mountain sheep horn, many modern-day spoons and ladles are constructed of gold, silver and pewter.
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Raven Ladle
Lyle Wilson
SOLDYew wood
4.25 x 18 x 2.75″ (ladle only)
13.75 x 14.25 x 3.75″ (including base)At a formal potlatch or feast, the GEE-GA-GEE-NAUCH (Raven Clan) would use a decoratively carved SOO-AUCH-DLA (chief’s ladle) to serve food to another high ranking person: HEY-MAS (chief), MOO-JEELTH (chieftainess), or UN-GWA (family of a ranking chief).
This SOO-AUCH-DLA is made from GLUMC (yew wood); a relatively rare wood that also was also used as a traditional medicine — it’s wood, bark and needles were boiled in hot water to make a “tea” to cure various sicknesses.
Also included on this SOO-AUCH-DLA are K’IB’UM (inserts shaped like a “butterfly”); a traditional repair technique now seldom seen or used. The HAISLA originally used K’IB’UM in the olden days, and it is now something NUGWA (I/me) am using more often because of it’s visual effect, my desire to preserve it’s usage, and have found it’s an effective way to preserve much of the bulk of a GLUMC piece because NUGWA am not cutting away much GLUMC to try and get a “perfect piece of wood”.
Special SOO-AUCH-DLA were brought out at formal potlatches, feast or public events to display the GEE-GA-GEE-NAUCH’s clan crest, history and privileges to the attendees.
Lyle Wilson 2024
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“Provider” Mask
Tom Patterson
CA$5,400.00Red Cedar wood, Cedar bark, Copper, Abalone shell, Feathers, Acrylic paint
16 x 9.5 x 4.5″ (mask only)
23 x 15 x 6″ (including bark)
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Ovoid Origin Sculpture
Lyle Wilson
CA$5,400.00Warlus tusk (Ivory), Yew wood, Abalone shell
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Star Face Pendant
Lyle Wilson
CA$5,400.0018K Yellow Gold, Abalone shell, Engraved, Textured, Repoussé, Chased
2012“The story of ‘Raven Releasing the Light’ has several versions depending upon the teller and the Pacific Northwest Coast group. In some versions, the sun is featured, while in others the moon or stars are included. In this pendant, I played around with the idea of using a star; it’s a theme I want to keep on pursuing because it’s intriguing to me to take bits and pieces of a traditional tale and expand it in a way that respects the original intent. As far as I know, a Star is not really widely used in Pacific Northwest Coast art.”
-Lyle Wilson, 2016
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Ovoid Eyespot #3 Pendant: Human
Lyle Wilson
CA$5,400.0018K Yellow Gold, Abalone shell, Engraved, Textured, Repoussé, Chased
2012“For this series, the inspiration came from thinking about the eyespot markings on the wings of young skatefish; as such markings are credited with the beginning of the famous Pacific Northwest Coast (PNC) Ovoid. The original markings are solid black spots, encircled by a fine line.
I wanted to use the same circular format as a young skatefish’s markings as traditionally as can be, but with variations on each face. There’s a strong ‘pull’ that keeps an artist coming back to the more traditional, straightforward depictions of PNC faces. To those of us who grew up hunting, gathering and fishing, I think such a ‘pull’ is connected to that traditional upbringing; and that sort of familiarity makes us want to go back, just to remind us of our roots again.”
-Lyle Wilson, 2016
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Woodworm Staff
Lyle Wilson
CA$4,900.00Yellow Cedar wood, Abalone Shell
with Granite Base47 x 1.75 x 1.75″
47 x 8 x 8″ (including base)From a previous job NUGWA (I/me) had two skinny, off-cuts of KWANALAS (yellow cedar) — one long and one short. Both pieces kind of straddled the border of “usable wood” and NUGWA vacillated on whether to keep, or throw them away. Unable to make my mind up right away, NUGWA put them aside.
NUGWA had no specific plans for them, but when NUGWA finally looked at them again, their dimensions were suggestive of a club and cane.
Both pieces also included some of the white-coloured sap-wood — that’s the part prone to rot and other damage, so most carvers don’t tend to use wood that includes sap-wood.
In carvings that are meant for outdoors the inclusion of sap-wood is a legitimate concern, but in today’s world, it’s not as big an issue because most contemporary carvings are destined for the indoors, or another protected environment.
With the longer piece, NUGWA decided to carve a more sculptural piece; starting with a smaller woodworm on top, adding a human CHAACH-JOO-WA-QIA (skull), and decorating the length of the staff with a rope motif.
NUGWA am pleased with how things came naturally together — in particular, the CHAACH-JOO-WA-QIA really adds a powerful presence and seemed appropriate to a shamanistic theme.
Lyle Wilson 2024
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Eagle Mask
Tom Patterson
CA$4,800.00Yellow Cedar wood, Cedar bark, Feathers, Acrylic paint
11 x 9.5 x 7″ (mask only)
17 x 15 x 7″ (including bark)
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Raven Brings the Light Bentwood Box
Douglas David
CA$4,800.00Red Cedar wood, Acrylic paint
Specific and unique to the Northwest Coast People is the bentwood or bent-corner box or container. A most outstanding item of the First Nations people, it is a made from one single plank of wood through a lengthy steaming process – a method strictly adapted by the coastal peoples.
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Tsonokwa Mask
Raymond Shaw
CA$4,800.00Red Cedar wood, Horse Hair, Acrylic paint
13 x 11.5 x 5.5″ (mask only)
21 x 15 x 5.5″ (including hair)