Bentwood Boxes
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Ancestors Bentwood Box
Sean Whonnock
CA$18,000.00Yellow Cedar wood, Red Cedar wood, Abalone, Operculum shell, Quartz
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Frog with Ancestors, Killerwhale, & Seal Bentwood Box
Kevin Daniel Cranmer
CA$5,400.00Red Cedar wood, Yellow Cedar wood, Abalone shell, Acrylic paint
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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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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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“Cleansing: Cycles of Life” Bentwood Box
Margaret August
CA$2,000.00Red Cedar wood, Yellow Cedar wood, Acrylic paint
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Bear, Frog, Killerwhale, Raven & Eagle Chest
Don Yeomans
Price upon requestRed Cedar wood, Acrylic paint
“This was the last chest made by my friend, Larry Rosso, before he died. In fact, I removed some wood from the front side, as he had already begun carving it. My goal in designing this large box was to make each side as interesting as the front. Quite often, only the front side of the chests were given special attention, with the back and side designs being so much weaker and ill-defined.
The front side [of this chest] is a Grizzly and a Frog, while the back is a split Killerwhale. A Raven adorns one side, with an Eagle on the other.”
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Everything Connected Bentwood Box
Steve Smith
CA$25,200.00Red Cedar wood, Acrylic Paint
Currently on display at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel
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Double Raven Bentwood Box
Don Yeomans
CA$11,000.00Red Cedar wood, Acrylic paint
“In Haida mythology, Raven is a prominent character. His involvement with the creation of man and the capturing of the Sun and Moon are famous legends regularly portrayed in Northwest Coast art. Not only does Raven exist in nature, but he has supernatural shapeshifting abilities that allow him to interact with characters and kingdoms of the spirit world.
On this box, the Ravens slip through a portal that is present in both worlds. Emerging from one dimension to another – still Raven, but profoundly different.” – Don Yeomans
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