Artist Unknown (Kwakwaka'wakw)

Canoe Bowl
Artist Unknown (Kwakwaka'wakw)

Canoe Feast Dish
Artist Unknown (Kwakwaka'wakw)

Dance Whistle
Artist Unknown (Kwakwaka'wakw)

c. 1930This whistle is similar to those housed in the Museum of Anthropology at UBC in Vancouver....

c. 1930This whistle is similar to those housed in the Museum of Anthropology at UBC in Vancouver. For one example that is part of MOA's permanent collection click here.

Eagle Spoon
Artist Unknown (Kwakwaka'wakw)

Dimensions including base: 8 ¼" H x 3" W x 5" D   Indigenous artwork on the Pacific Northwest Coa...

Dimensions including base: 8 ¼" H x 3" W x 5" D   Indigenous artwork on the Pacific Northwest Coast often incorporates figures and animals that are related to crest symbols. Crests have been passed down through families and have varying meanings depending on the context and association with a nation, clan, or family. The figures depicted in contemporary Northwest Coast Indigenous artwork also have varying meanings but there are some common characteristics from a range of sources, including or...