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‘Creature of the Undersea’ Miniature Mask
Reuben Mack
$1,400.00 CADYellow Cedar wood, Beads, Crushed stone, Pencil, Acrylic paint
“This mask was inspired by a frog bowl I’ve been working on. I went out of my comfort zone experimenting with the different colours of the sea. Water from the Bella Coola Inlet, water from the creeks and rivers are painted in my designs. If you look closely, you’ll see sea Eagles and an upside-down face which represents the frog bowl that inspired me to start this piece.” – Reuben Mack, 2019
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Bear, Eagle & Wolf Panel Pipe
Gary Olver
Price upon requestCatlinite, Abalone shell
Bear, Eagle, Wolf with Frog, Raven and Chief
Panel pipes are usually flat, featuring a single line of rounded figures strung along a horizontal plane. The figures are always inter-connected, typically through the mouth or tongue. This is said to symbolically represent the figures inhaling magical powers from each other and sharing their knowledge.
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Nolax’s (Sea Lion) Miya (Salmon) Journey
Lyle Wilson
Price upon requestMarine Ivory, Abalone shell
For more details on shipping Ivory outside of Canada, please click here and then click open the Shipping section and scroll down to read more on Shipping Restrictions.
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Halxinix (Orca) & Eel Sculpture
Lyle Wilson
Price upon requestMarine Ivory, Abalone shell
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Gax (Raven): Shamanic Version of Light
Lyle Wilson
Price upon requestMarine Ivory, Abalone shell
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Frog Bowl
Greg White Lightbown
$1,650.00 CADArgillite
The Frog symbolizes luck, prosperity, stability and healing. As a communicator, Frogs connect with the world on land and under water. This figure is often carved into totem poles to prevent them from falling over.
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Medicine Man Box
Greg White Lightbown
$2,600.00 CADArgillite
Shamans, or Medicine Men & Women, were typically a chief of the village or a person of high-ranking stature who followed the directions given by their spirit helper.
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Iksduq’iya & Qolun (Eagle & Beaver) Box
Lyle Wilson
Price upon requestSterling Silver, Engraved and Textured on Hollow-ware2015
“My father’s Eagle Clan adopted me, but I was actually born into my mother’s Beaver Clan. Since the Haisla followed a matrilineal system, whereby every child was automatically included into its mother’s clan, my unusual adoption was due to the circumstances of the Eagle Clan having so many of its members die. Due to the early and unfamiliar diseases, everyone feared the clan would eventually become extinct.
I’ve always loved the look of a full-size, traditional wooden bent-box and liked the idea of a smaller, silver box using the same traditional proportions. It adds a unique sculptural look to any small box which, once seen, becomes a more appreciated detail with every subsequent examination. The box’s construction technique is very deceptive; it looks solid but is actually a box-within-a-box, with the hollow spaces between each ‘box’ allowing for visually thicker walls. For this box, I decided to honor my connections to both Haisla Clans – Beaver and Eagle – by engraving each on one-half of the box. The box’s lid has another Eagle engraved on the top, and the Halibut, a sub-crest shared by both clans, is engraved around the edges.”
-Lyle Wilson, 2016
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Wasgo, Beaver and Dogfish Box
Gryn White
$3,700.00 CADArgillite, Abalone Shell
Revered as a great hunter, the Sea Wolf (Wasgo) was often associated with a special spirit power that man had to acquire to become a successful hunter.
Beavers are creative, artistic, determined, and industrious. They generally keep to themselves, but when they do decide to speak, they give wise advice so it is best to listen.
The Dogfish is an important and high-ranking crest figure amongst the matriarchs with the Haida Nation. It is an image most commonly depicted by Haida, Tlingit, Tsimshian and Nisga’a artisans, especially applied to utilitarian objects.
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Moon Amulet
Tom Eneas
Price upon requestRed Cedar wood, Abalone shell, Copper
The Moon controls tidal changes and illuminates the dark sky. In many Nations the Raven is attributed for the gift of the Moon. Depending on the Nation, it is said that the Moon is the Sun’s partner, each being halves to a greater whole. Additionally, the Moon is associated with transformation and is regarded as an important protector and guardian spirit. Due to its mystical powers, Shamans sometimes call upon it as a spirit guide. Although not a common crest, it was exclusively the crest of a few highest-ranking Chiefs among the Haida nation and still remains their hereditary right today.
Tom Eneas’s Moon Amulet reflects the Moon’s highly regarded innate spiritual powers. Carved from the spiritually endowed Red Cedar tree, this Moon Amulet is instilled with the beautiful decorative Abalone Shell which appears as the Moon’s illumination. Abalone Shell traditionally often referenced a high-status woman. This traditional work illustrates the more lucid southern carving style, in which the humanized Moon face’s shallow softer carving illuminates the wood’s grain providing the piece with strength and harmony. Tom Eneas’s exquisite Moon Amulet encapsulates the Moon’s legendary spiritual grace.