Bentwood Boxes
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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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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.
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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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Eagle with Light Bentwood Box
Joseph Campbell
CA$550.00Red Cedar wood, Yellow Cedar wood, Acrylic paint
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C’ixwatin (Eagle) Canoe Bentwood Box
Moy Sutherland
CA$31,000.00Red Cedar wood, Abalone shell, Operculum shell, Acrylic paint
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Respecting My Ancestors Bentwood Box
Kevin Daniel Cranmer
Price upon requestRed Cedar wood, Yellow Cedar wood, Abalone shell, Cedar rope, Acrylic paint
“The 4 Chilkat Faces on the side of the box lid., touch on our Tlingit ancestry through our great,great,great,great grandmother Anisalaga, who was a Chilkat Blanket weaver. The faces are stylized after faces seen on Chilkat blankets, and also represent our ancestors. The split Maxinukw, or Killer Whale design represents one of the main crests of my fathers tribe, the Namgis, our people believe some of our chiefs, after they pass on to the spirit world, transform into Killer Whales. The face of Kumugwe, the Chief of the undersea world,can be seen portrayed between the Killer Whales, who originate and reside in his kingdom under the sea. The Moon is portrayed between two Salmon, the Moon controls the tides of our rivers and oceans, the source of our great wealth and gift of Salmon, the Kwakwakawakw are known as The Salmon People. The Salmons eggs are visible between the tails of the Salmon. On either end of the box are two Bears , biting onto cedar bark rope, which serve as the handles for the box., the Bear represents the strength and wisdom of the creatures of our lands.” – Kevin Cranmer
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Koo-ushin-mit (Son of Raven) Bentwood Box
Moy Sutherland
Price upon requestRed Cedar wood, Abalone shell, Acrylic paint