Eagle, Killerwhale & Seal Talking Stick
Availability: Only 1 available
Yellow Cedar wood
64 x 10 x 10″ (including base)
64 x 3.75 x 6.75"
$4,600.00 CAD
Only 1 available
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Yellow Cedar wood
64 x 10 x 10″ (including base)
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Chief of the Sea Bentwood Box
Lyle Campbell
$3,750.00 CADYellow Cedar wood, Red Cedar wood, Opercula shells, 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.
The Chief of the Sea is the highest deity of the Haida ocean spirits. The Chief has great transformative powers and the ability to move on both land and sea, usually in his known forms; animal or human.
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Butterfly and Hummingbird Spoon
Daniel Yunkws
$950.00 CADSterling Silver, Engraved
Maple wood base included
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Beaver & Bear Box
Derek J. White
$8,000.00 CADSterling Silver, Argillite, Abalone shell, Engraved
Although Derek White’s Beaver and Bear Box is constructed from the contemporary material of Sterling Silver combined with Argillite, this box retains its traditional values through conception and imagery. Derek exhibits his mastery in his precision of line and perfect symmetry of the formline on 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.
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Raven Ladle
Russell Smith
$5,450.00 CADIvory, 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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White Loon Bowl
James Johnny Jr.
$3,400.00 CADRed Cedar wood, Acrylic paintLoon’s cry is particularly relevant to First Nations individuals, for voices and songs are thought to be carriers of magic. As a result, some shamans consider Loon to be one of the most prominent animal spirit helpers – their voices acting as a bridge between the animal and spirit world.