Haida

Unfinished Drawing of Central Figure in Spirit ...
Bill Reid (Haida)

1997 Edition AP 6/10 This is a copper etching on paper and is dated to 1997, the year before Bil...

1997 Edition AP 6/10 This is a copper etching on paper and is dated to 1997, the year before Bill Reid passed away. This is the last print Bill Reid created. The AP's were signed, the edition (of 73) were numbered but not signed and are available at $2,500 CAD.

Gunar and Killer Whale
Gary Minaker-Russ (Haida)

The story of Nanasimgit has long been told amongst the Haida, and Tsimshian of the Northern North...

The story of Nanasimgit has long been told amongst the Haida, and Tsimshian of the Northern Northwest Coast. Amongst the Tsimshian, Nanasimgit is known as Gunarhnesemgyet or Gunar. The story tells of a woman being taken by the Killer Whales and made to marry. Nanasimgit ventures to the home of the Killer Whales to retrieve his wife and bring her home (Barbeau 1953: 269-286).

Killer Whale and Raven Totem
Robert Davidson (Haida)

c. late 1960sThis is a beautiful argillite pole carved by Robert Davidson and signed "Robert Davi...

c. late 1960sThis is a beautiful argillite pole carved by Robert Davidson and signed "Robert Davidson Jr." indicating this was completed before the death of his grandfather, Robert Davidson Sr, in 1969. This argillite pole has been meticulously detailed, and then the entire surface was polished with wettened emery cloth leaving it with a jet-black sheen.

Sea Bear
Don Yeomans (Haida)

Edition /5This piece is stored off-site. To arrange a viewing, please contact the gallery directl...

Edition /5This piece is stored off-site. To arrange a viewing, please contact the gallery directly.An encounter with a Sea Bear would not be easily forgotten. Among the Haida people, oral histories sustain the memory of this imposing, magical spirit, with its origins at the beginning of the world. A hybrid animal with features of the whale and bear, the sea bear had all the subtle swiftness of the whale and the predatory power of the bear, carrying the mass and presence of both. Traversing la...

Noisy Fin
Robert Davidson (Haida)

Edition 4/7 Indigenous artwork on the Pacific Northwest Coast often incorporates figures and an...

Edition 4/7 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 oral histories and artist descriptions...

Salmon Trout Head II
Robert Davidson (Haida)

Edition /5 The Salmon trout head is a figure used in Northwest Coast First Nations art in the jo...

Edition /5 The Salmon trout head is a figure used in Northwest Coast First Nations art in the joints of a design or as the frame for an eye. The granite base is 29" wide.   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 I...

Welcoming Frog
Don Yeomans (Haida)

Edition /5This item is available to order only. Please contact the gallery if you would like more...

Edition /5This item is available to order only. Please contact the gallery if you would like more information.Early in 2015, the gallery commissioned Haida artist Don Yeomans to create an original free-standing aluminum sculpture. Called Welcoming Frog the sculpture is made of powder-coated aluminum and can be mounted either indoors or outdoors. On the design, Don said that he has always liked the friendly look of the frog and sees it as a welcoming figure.As a commission, the remaining editi...

Dogfish Plaster
Bill Reid (Haida)

c. 1991 This is a plaster of the yellow cedar Dogfish door that Reid carved in 1968 and which wa...

c. 1991 This is a plaster of the yellow cedar Dogfish door that Reid carved in 1968 and which was used to make an edition of paper casts in 1991.   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 ha...

Raven Moon Mask
Reg Davidson (Haida)

Indigenous artwork on the Pacific Northwest Coast often incorporates figures and animals that are...

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 oral histories and artist descriptions.Raven is one ...

Kaajyuu
Ben Davidson (Haida)

2019 Edition /69 Available framed for $2,500 CAD. Please contact the gallery directly. Indigenous...

2019 Edition /69 Available framed for $2,500 CAD. Please contact the gallery directly. 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 ...

Bukwus Mask
Corey Larocque (Haida)

Known from the stories of the Kwakwaka’wakw people, Bookwus (Wild Man of the Woods) is a supernat...

Known from the stories of the Kwakwaka’wakw people, Bookwus (Wild Man of the Woods) is a supernatural being who lurks on the edges of forests and near streams trying to lure living people and the souls of those who have drowned into his invisible abode. Also known as the Keeper of Drowned Souls, Bookwus forces his victims to eat his ghost food, which causes them to become like him, condemned to eternal hunger and wandering. When danced, Bookwus emits a low wheezing sound which is made by the ...

Haida Portrait Mask
Roger Smith (Haida)

Indigenous artwork on the Pacific Northwest Coast often incorporates figures and animals that are...

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 oral histories and artist descriptions. In oral trad...