Eagle of the Deep Mask
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Red Cedar wood, Cedar bark, Acrylic paint, Sea Salt
15 x 11 x 8.25"
$3,700.00 CAD
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Red Cedar wood, Cedar bark, Acrylic paint, Sea Salt
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Ancestor Stylized Mask
Joe David
$9,000.00 CADRed Cedar Wood, Acrylic Paint, Cedar Bark
13 x 8.25 x 9″ (including bark)
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Welcome Figure Mask
Joe David
$6,000.00 CADRed Cedar wood, Human hair, Acrylic paint
This Welcome Figure portrait mask, based on a Nuu chah nulth mask from the 1850’s, would be danced during a ceremonial welcome song which belongs to the David family of the Tla-O-Qui-Aht clan. Smoked elk hide has been rigged to the back of the piece to hold it securely in place when being danced.
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Salmon Dancer Mask
Kelly Robinson
$5,200.00 CADAlder wood, Cedar bark, Cedar rope
Kelly’s inspiration for this exceptionally-styled Salmon Dancer Mask with the Salmon’s open mouth exposing a human face comes from a traditional Nuxalk ceremony, which occurs every spring and is meant to celebrate and honor the first Salmon run of the season.
Due to the widespread importance of Salmon among various coastal indigenous cultures, many First Nations communities throughout the Pacific Northwest Coast have their own variations of these celebrations that are held upon the return of the fish to the rivers surrounding their ancestral lands. The first catch is awarded a high level of symbolic and ceremonial importance, playing a principal role in the feasts and festivities that surround this event. In Nuxalk tradition, the first catch is referred to as the Spring Salmon.
“Every year, we use ceremony to honour the return of our Salmon runs. The first Salmon to make their way up the Bella Coola River is the Spring Salmon. Feasts are given back to the people at this time. A respected member of the people is chosen, then he in return sings and dances once a year for this gathering.”
– Kelly Robinson, 2019
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From Land to Sea Ladle
Kelly Robinson
$675.00 CADYellow Cedar wood, Acrylic paint
12 x 13 x 4.5″ (including base)
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.