White Loon Bowl
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Loon’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.
12 x 19 x 6.75"
$3,400.00 CAD
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Red Cedar wood, Acrylic paint
Loon’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.
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Chief of the Sea Bentwood Box
Lyle Campbell
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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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Beaver & Bear Box
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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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Beaver Fish Bowl
Derek J. White
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Derek White’s extraordinary Beaver & Eagle Fish Bowl, created in the traditional Haida form and utilizing the ancient technique of repousse to add dimension, demonstrates his articulate master carving and artistry skills. Containers such as bowls were traditionally created out of Cedar or Alder wood and utilized in daily life. The chosen medium of silver serves as a contemporary progression of this ancient art form while illustrating the intricate foundational links which combine cultural heritage with the arts.
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