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Symbolism
Burden Basket
Artist Unknown (Klikitat)
c. 1880To view a similar style Klickitat (Klikitat) burden basket that is housed in the permanent...
c. 1880To view a similar style Klickitat (Klikitat) burden basket that is housed in the permanent collection of the Museum of Anthropology at UBC, click here.
$800.00
Salish Basket
Artist Unknown (Salish)
Traditionally an art practiced only by women, in the past baskets were made for a wide variety of...
Traditionally an art practiced only by women, in the past baskets were made for a wide variety of domestic uses associated with the gathering, storing and cooking of different foods. Similar weaving techniques were also used to make cradles and hats for everyday and ceremonial uses.Most basketry is traditionally woven from long, slender and pliant rootlets of cedar and sometimes spruce, although various grasses are used in some regions. A sharply pointed bone awl is used to split the rootlet ...
$1,800.00
Rectangular Salish Lidded Basket
Artist Unknown (Salish)
Traditionally an art practiced only by women, in the past baskets were made for a wide variety of...
Traditionally an art practiced only by women, in the past baskets were made for a wide variety of domestic uses associated with the gathering, storing and cooking of different foods. Similar weaving techniques were also used to make cradles and hats for everyday and ceremonial uses.Most basketry is traditionally woven from long, slender and pliant rootlets of cedar and sometimes spruce, although various grasses are used in some regions. A sharply pointed bone awl is used to split the rootlet ...
$1,400.00
Edition /5 This piece is stored off-site. To arrange a viewing, please contact the gallery direct...
Edition /5 This 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...
$65,000.00
Salmon Trout Head II
Robert Davidson (Haida)
2013 Edition /20 Indigenous artwork on the Pacific Northwest Coast often incorporates figures and...
2013 Edition /20 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...
$11,000.00
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...
$135,000.00
Shore to Shore
Luke Marston (Salish)
Edition 3/12Measurements do not include base.This cast edition of 12 is a portion of Marston's br...
Edition 3/12Measurements do not include base.This cast edition of 12 is a portion of Marston's bronze installation in Stanley Park which stands at the site of the artist's family’s ancestral village site X̲wáýx̲way and commemorates the history of his ancestors, Portuguese Joe and his first and second Salish wives, Khaltinaht and Kwatleemaat. Marston is the great-great-grandson of Portuguese Joe and Kwatleemaat.
$17,000.00
Seal Head
Rod Smith (Kwakwaka'wakw)
These works are hand-painted and design features may vary. Indigenous artwork on the Pacific No...
These works are hand-painted and design features may vary. 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, i...
$1,600.00
Seal Head
Rod Smith (Kwakwaka'wakw)
These works are hand-painted and design features may vary.
These works are hand-painted and design features may vary.
$1,600.00
Embryonic Eagle
Robert Mills (Tlingit)
"Eagle understands the importance of perpetuating growth by staying fluid, evolving, shifting, an...
"Eagle understands the importance of perpetuating growth by staying fluid, evolving, shifting, and morphing consciousness; continually producing a better version of himself." - Robert Mills
$8,500.00
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
Tsimshian Warrior Mask
Simon Reece (Tsimshian)
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...
$2,400.00