Everything Connected Bentwood Box
Availability: Only 1 available
by Steve Smith
Red Cedar wood, Acrylic Paint
Currently on display at the Fairmont Waterfront.
19 x 17 x 16.5" (48.26 x 43.18 x 41.91cm)
CA$25,200.00
Only 1 available
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Red 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 info@coastalpeoples.com
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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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Chilkat Inspired Bentwood Box
Steve Smith
CA$5,200.00Red 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.
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.