Symbolism

"Statíәẃ" Little River
Kelly Cannell (Salish)

Edition /68 Available framed for $850 CAD. Please contact the gallery directly. The Sea Serpent, ...

Edition /68 Available framed for $850 CAD. Please contact the gallery directly. The Sea Serpent, Sisiult, symbolizes protection, supernatural power and revival. In Coast Salish culture, Sisiult is believed to have created the rivers throughout Salish territory. The Sisiutl is a supernatural three-headed serpent that possesses shapeshifting abilities and the ability to turn spectators into stone when gazed upon. Not only can the Sisiutl change shape into a human or animal, but it can also tran...

A Birthday Bull for John
Bill Reid (Haida)

1990This original drawing is only available framed.

1990This original drawing is only available framed.

Supernatural Beings
Robert Davidson (Haida)

2019Edition /79Available framed for $2,250 CAD. Please contact the gallery directly."Supernatural...

2019Edition /79Available framed for $2,250 CAD. Please contact the gallery directly."Supernatural Beings is one of two designs that I did based on a discussion with artist/weaver Cheryl Samuel about pushing the design possibilities for robes and aprons. I received feedback from the weavers that it could not be done but also interest from some who were willing to try." - Robert Davidson

Frog
Maynard Johnny Jr. (Salish)

Edition /200 Available framed for $700 CAD. Please contact the gallery directly. Indigenous artwo...

Edition /200 Available framed for $700 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...

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...

Spindle Black Circle
Maynard Johnny Jr. (Salish)

Edition /78 This print is only available framed. Please contact the gallery directly.

Edition /78 This print is only available framed. Please contact the gallery directly.

Different Perspective
Susan Point (Salish)

1992Edition /99Available framed for $1,400 CAD. Please contact the gallery directly.

1992Edition /99Available framed for $1,400 CAD. Please contact the gallery directly.

Half a Soul
Robert Davidson (Haida)

2001Edition 19/99This print is only available framed.

2001Edition 19/99This print is only available framed.

Pacific Spirit '91
Susan Point (Salish)

1991 Edition 93/200 This print is only available framed. Indigenous artwork on the Pacific North...

1991 Edition 93/200 This print is only available framed. 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, incl...

Killer Whale Napkin Rings
Artist Unknown

Set of Four Indigenous artwork on the Pacific Northwest Coast often incorporates figures and ani...

Set of Four 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....

Eagle
Val Malesku (Cree)

Measurements with base: 12" H x 28 ¼" W x 5" D Indigenous artwork on the Pacific Northwest Coast...

Measurements with base: 12" H x 28 ¼" 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 oral...

Tlingit Basket, Smoke/Midnight
Preston Singletary (Tlingit)

Tlingit glass artist Preston Singletary is well known for these beautiful basket forms. He refere...

Tlingit glass artist Preston Singletary is well known for these beautiful basket forms. He references objects like the traditional spruce root baskets from his Tlingit heritage in his glasswork as a way of rethinking and re-contextualizing the item. In doing so he imbues these pieces with the elegance and beauty that the traditional woven forms are so well known for.

Tlingit Basket, Cornflower/Cedar
Preston Singletary (Tlingit)

Tlingit glass artist Preston Singletary is well known for these beautiful basket forms. He refere...

Tlingit glass artist Preston Singletary is well known for these beautiful basket forms. He references objects like the traditional spruce root baskets from his Tlingit heritage in his glasswork as a way of rethinking and re-contextualizing the item. In doing so he imbues these pieces with the elegance and beauty that the traditional woven forms are so well known for. 

Glass Totem Pole
Don Yeomans (Haida)

This is the prototype for an outdoor lit glass totem pole that Douglas worked on with Don Yeomans...

This is the prototype for an outdoor lit glass totem pole that Douglas worked on with Don Yeomans (Haida). Future commissions of this type could be completed with a different artist.

Eagle Panel
Larry (Lawrence) Rosso (Carrier)

Edition 2/5 Indigenous artwork on the Pacific Northwest Coast often incorporates figures and anim...

Edition 2/5 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.E...

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).