“Cleansing: Cycles of Life” Bentwood Box
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Red Cedar wood, Yellow Cedar wood, Acrylic paint
9.5 x 9.25 x 9" (24.13 x 23.5 x 22.86cm)
CA$2,000.00
Only 1 available
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Red Cedar wood, Yellow Cedar wood, Acrylic paint
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Eagle Blue Bentwood Box
Philip Gray
SOLDYellow Cedar wood, Acrylic paint
SOLD – For artist commission inquiries, please contact us at [email protected]
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The Chase Bentwood Box
Philip Gray
SOLDRed Cedar wood, Operculum shell, Acrylic paint
SOLD – For artist commission inquiries, please contact us at [email protected]
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Eagle Feast Dish
Garner Moody
CA$9,200.00Yellow Cedar wood
A ceremonial dish, also known as a feast dish or potlatch dish, was a treasured heirloom which families brought out for great feasts as a gesture of hospitality and welcoming. Presently, many ceremonial dishes are carved in miniature form, meant for collectors who appreciate the historic and symbolic value behind each artwork. This aspect of the art is considered to be a contemporary turn that northwest coast native art has taken throughout the years.
Garner began carving at the early age of nine and, by age fifteen, he was carving his first piece of argillite. After moving to Vancouver in 1987, he spent the next two years working with renowned Haida artist Bill Reid on his Lootaas canoe and alongside a host of accomplished carvers such as Alfred Collinson, Rufus Moody, Giitsxaa, Nelson Cross, and Ding (Melvin) Hutchingson. Moody works in various mediums including cedar, gold, argillite and paper – all exemplifying his exquisite attention to detail and extraordinary artistic skills.
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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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Serpents Bentwood Box
Margaret August
CA$2,000.00Red Cedar wood, Yellow 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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Divine Momentum
Margaret August
CA$175.00Serigraph, Edition of 13o
2021
Unframed
(For inquiries on Custom Framing, please contact the gallery)
“Divine Momentum is inspired by a stone spindle whorl artifact. Spindle whorls were traditionally used for spinning fibers for the sole purpose of making textiles. This contemporary design symbolizes the revival of ancient Coast Salish practices and the continuation of our cultures.”
– Margaret August
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Love & Light
Margaret August
CA$175.00Serigraph, Edition of 125
2020
Unframed
(For inquiries on custom framing, please contact the gallery)