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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 traditions across the Northwest Coast there are many human heroes and legends. These figures are depicted in many ways. Some figures might represent a chief or shaman, while others an ancestor. Ancestors are incredibly important in Northwest Coast culture; thus, you will often see human portraits in the artwork depicting an ancestor figure.
Freestanding Human figures can range in size from small amulets to large-scale poles several feet high. As amulets, they are often a guardian symbol whereas the larger human figures can represent a welcoming figure. Human-like personifications of the sun and wind are common in Northwest Coast artwork as well.
Raven Portrait Mask
Beau Dick (Kwakwaka'wakw)
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...
$35,000.00
Octopus Rattle
Artist Unknown (Kwakwaka'wakw)
Dimensions on Stand: 14" H x 6 ½" W x 2 ¾" D
Dimensions on Stand: 14" H x 6 ½" W x 2 ¾" D
$6,000.00
Cycles
Robert Davidson (Haida)
October 30, 1979 Indigenous artwork on the Pacific Northwest Coast often incorporates figures and...
October 30, 1979 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 descripti...
$1,200.00
Ben's Birth Announcement
Robert Davidson (Haida)
Slight crease in print on right side. 1976 Edition 58/365 This print is only available framed. P...
Slight crease in print on right side. 1976 Edition 58/365 This print is only available framed. Please contact the gallery directly.
$700.00
Frog and Human Bowl Set
Dempsey Bob (Tahltan)
2002 Indigenous artwork on the Pacific Northwest Coast often incorporates figures and animals tha...
2002 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. Frog is...
$65,000.00
Canoe Ancestor Mask
Tom Patterson (Nuu-chah-nulth)
2002 Indigenous artwork on the Pacific Northwest Coast often incorporates figures and animals tha...
2002 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. Humans ...
$4,800.00
Drifted Ashore House
Klatle-Bhi (Kwakwaka'wakw)
Drifted Ashore House is the name of a Tlingit clan from Tongass, Alaska and speaks to Klatle-bhi’...
Drifted Ashore House is the name of a Tlingit clan from Tongass, Alaska and speaks to Klatle-bhi’s family lineage. It was a Tlingit woman from this clan that married a Kwakiutl man, and was lineage to the Hunt family of the Kwakwaka’wakw Nation; the lineage of Klatle-bhi’s family. The panel is a representation of the long history he has to the Tlingit people, and this clan in particular, with the two faces on the panel meant to represent the male and female ancestors and balance of that line....
$55,000.00
"Bella Coola Face" Mask
Joe Peters Jr. (Kwakwaka'wakw)
1984 Indigenous artwork on the Pacific Northwest Coast often incorporates figures and animals tha...
1984 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.Humans a...
$2,200.00
Portrait Rattle
Glen Edwards (Salish)
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. Humans appea...
$700.00
Killer Whale Rattle
Ken McNeil (Tahltan)
Dimensions with base: 10 ¾" H x 4" W x 7" D Indigenous artwork on the Pacific Northwest Coast o...
Dimensions with base: 10 ¾" H x 4" W x 7" 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 oral h...
$8,000.00
Helping Hands
Ses Saunders (Nuxalk)
Edition /60 Available Framed for $800 CAD. Please contact the gallery directly.
Edition /60 Available Framed for $800 CAD. Please contact the gallery directly.
$450.00
The Strength That Resides In Us All
Robert Mills (Tlingit)
"All too often, Tlingit (and all Indigenous) narratives are disregarded as legends or myths, not ...
"All too often, Tlingit (and all Indigenous) narratives are disregarded as legends or myths, not taking into account the thousands of years spent discerning humanity. From those thousands of years spent observing, came to fruition chronicles that were implemented to help navigate generations forward. One of which was the history of Dukt’ootl’ (Blackskin), he is our ‘Strongman’, that is frequently remembered for tearing a seal lion in half; what is often forgotten is the strength he enacted by...
$20,000.00
Portrait Mask
Joshua Prescott-Shaw (Cree)
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 tradi...
$6,000.00
Fisherman's Delight
Robert Davidson (Haida)
Edition /81 This print is available framed for $2,350. Please contact the gallery directly. "Base...
Edition /81 This print is available framed for $2,350. Please contact the gallery directly. "Based on a 2019 acrylic-on-canvas work of the same title. At that time, Davidson explained the work's inspiration: 'I went fishing with Reg and his friend Tom Wylie last summer. I was really taken because they were charged with excitement. They kept handing me a rod but I was just happy to watch because they were really interesting... When we went to the river to fish we were excited to know that we h...
$1,800.00
EE-ish-soo-ilth
Ron Hamilton (Nuu-chah-nulth)
1972Edition 12/120This print is only available framed.
1972Edition 12/120This print is only available framed.
$800.00
Euh Tinn
Ron Hamilton (Nuu-chah-nulth)
1972Edition 37/50This print is only available framed.
1972Edition 37/50This print is only available framed.
$800.00
Wonder Child
Alvin Adkins (Haida)
Edition /200 Available framed for $600 CAD. Please contact the gallery directly. Indigenous artwo...
Edition /200 Available framed for $600 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 from a...
$250.00
Salish Salmon Charmer
Luke Marston (Salish)
This sculpture tells the story of an infamous Salish Salmon Charmer. The fisherman, although blin...
This sculpture tells the story of an infamous Salish Salmon Charmer. The fisherman, although blind, knew of the most fruitful fishing spots. This piece was carved from old growth red cedar. The three salmon are carved from the same log as the charmer and the base. The removable rattle held in the figure’s left hand is carved from yellow cedar and is fully functional. Indigenous artwork on the Pacific Northwest Coast often incorporates figures and animals that are related to crest symbols. Cre...
$55,000.00
Eagle and Salmon Mask
Gerry Sheena (Salish)
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...
$2,800.00
Female Portrait Mask
Chief Walter Harris (Gitxsan)
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...
$3,200.00