Chilkat Raven Drum
Availability: Only 1 available
by Henry Green
Hide, Acrylic paint, Sinew with Yellow Cedar wood frame
Maple wood base is an extra cost, please inquire for more details
Drum only: 21 x 21 x 2″
Drum including base: 22.75 x 20.5 x 5″
The drum is considered one of the main percussive instruments, along with the rattle, which was used in traditional Northwest Coast ceremonies and cultural events. Its beat provides the basis from which dances, songs and oral histories are performed during a Potlatch.
Chilkat references the beautiful blankets originally created by the Chilkat tribe near Alaska. These intricate blankets were created only by those noblewomen in the community who had the inherited right to do so.
21 x 21 x 2"
$4,800.00 CAD
Only 1 available
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Hide, Acrylic paint, Sinew with Yellow Cedar wood frame
Maple wood base is an extra cost, please inquire for more details
Drum only: 21 x 21 x 2″
Drum including base: 22.75 x 20.5 x 5″
The drum is considered one of the main percussive instruments, along with the rattle, which was used in traditional Northwest Coast ceremonies and cultural events. Its beat provides the basis from which dances, songs and oral histories are performed during a Potlatch.
Chilkat references the beautiful blankets originally created by the Chilkat tribe near Alaska. These intricate blankets were created only by those noblewomen in the community who had the inherited right to do so.
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Eagle, Dogfish, Beaver & Frog Box
Derek J. White
Price upon requestSterling Silver, Argillite, Abalone shell, Mastodon Ivory, Repousse, EngravedThis piece opens to reveal an inner box with relief engraving that echos the outer lid.
Traditionally, boxes were considered prized possessions and customarily used to store wealth or special ceremonial objects such as masks, rattles, clothing and adornments. People often gave names to these beautiful ornate boxes, told stories about their histories and treated them as family heirlooms. However, non-decorated boxes acted as instruments of life – from storing less precious articles, to food and later used for mortuary purposes. In Haida mythology, a stack of boxes contained the essence from which Raven created the world.
Eagle, Dogfish, Beaver and Frog Box retains its traditional elements through conception and imagery. Derek exhibits his mastery in his precision of line and perfect symmetry of the formline of this treasure. The gently angled lid with Abalone inlay, as well as the engraved and incised elements on the box is suggestive of the prototypic bent cornered wooden boxes and chests.
The box contains not only depictions of four important crest animals, but connects to past traditions in which a box held more than the material object, it also linked people to their heritage, lineage and each other.
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Ceremonial Talking Stick
Dr. Richard Hunt RCA
Price upon requestRed Cedar wood, Abalone shell (over 150 individual inlaid pieces), Acrylic paint
More images available upon request.
69 x 12 x 11″ (including base)
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Ancestor Portrait Mask
Henry Green
$8,400.00 CADRed Cedar wood, Abalone shell, Acrylic paint, Horse hair
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Raven Ring
Henry Green
$180.00 CADSterling silver, Engraved
Domed, Slightly Tapered
Width: 7/16″
Size: 7