Symbolism

825 items

Hummingbird Ring
Joe Wilson (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.Hummingbird i...

$1,400.00

Bear Ring
Jim McGuire (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.Bear is one o...

$1,200.00

Hummingbird Spinner Ring
Hollie Bartlett (Haisla)

This ring is available to order in various sizes. Please contact the gallery directly for custom ...

This ring is available to order in various sizes. Please contact the gallery directly for custom orders. Pricing may vary by 10-15% depending on the current cost of materials. Custom orders take approximately 6-8 weeks to complete. 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 fami...

$1,000.00

Killer Whale Spinner Ring
Hollie Bartlett (Haisla)

This ring is available to order in various sizes. Please contact the gallery directly for custom ...

This ring is available to order in various sizes. Please contact the gallery directly for custom orders. Pricing may vary by 10-15% depending on the current cost of materials. Custom orders take approximately 6-8 weeks to complete. 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 fami...

$1,000.00

Wolf Ring
Joe Jack (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. Wolf is a pr...

$2,600.00

Eagle Ring
Justin Rivard (Cree)

This ring is available to order in various sizes. Please contact the gallery directly for custom ...

This ring is available to order in various sizes. Please contact the gallery directly for custom orders. Custom orders take approximately 6-8 weeks to complete. 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 ar...

$1,200.00

Hummingbird Ring
Justin Rivard (Cree)

This ring is available to order in various sizes. Please contact the gallery directly for custom ...

This ring is available to order in various sizes. Please contact the gallery directly for custom orders. Custom orders take approximately 6-8 weeks to complete. 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 ar...

$1,100.00

Eagle Ring
Justin Rivard (Cree)

This ring is available to order in various sizes. Please contact the gallery directly for custom ...

This ring is available to order in various sizes. Please contact the gallery directly for custom orders. Custom orders take approximately 6-8 weeks to complete. 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 ar...

$900.00

Killer Whale Ring
Kelvin Thompson (Ojibway)

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.Killer Whale ...

$1,300.00

Split Eagle Ring
Frank Paulson (Haida)

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

  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 is o...

$2,500.00

Hummingbird Ring
Justin Rivard (Cree)

This ring is available to order in various sizes. Please contact the gallery directly for custom ...

This ring is available to order in various sizes. Please contact the gallery directly for custom orders. Custom orders take approximately 6-8 weeks to complete. 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 art...

$450.00

Salmon Ring
Justin Rivard (Cree)

This ring is available to order in various sizes. Please contact the gallery directly for custom ...

This ring is available to order in various sizes. Please contact the gallery directly for custom orders. Custom orders take approximately 6-8 weeks to complete. 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 art...

$450.00

Raven Ring
Justin Rivard (Cree)

This ring is available to order in various sizes. Please contact the gallery directly for custom ...

This ring is available to order in various sizes. Please contact the gallery directly for custom orders. Custom orders take approximately 6-8 weeks to complete. 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 art...

$450.00

Wolf Ring
Justin Rivard (Cree)

This ring is available to order in various sizes. Please contact the gallery directly for custom ...

This ring is available to order in various sizes. Please contact the gallery directly for custom orders. Custom orders take approximately 6-8 weeks to complete. 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 art...

$450.00

Eagle and Wolf Ring
Justin Rivard (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.Eagle is an e...

$2,200.00

Bird in the Air
Robert Davidson (Haida)

Edition /5 Base Dimensions: 2 ½" H x 85 ½" L x 23" D Indigenous artwork on the Pacific Northwest...

Edition /5 Base Dimensions: 2 ½" H x 85 ½" L x 23" 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, includin...

$135,000.00

Wiid
Robert Davidson (Haida)

2013This piece is stored off-site. To arrange a viewing, please contact the gallery directly.The ...

2013This piece is stored off-site. To arrange a viewing, please contact the gallery directly.The Wiid is a bird that only appears when the salmonberries are ripening on Haida Gwaii. The bird is here reduced to the small head at the upper portion of the composition. The flower of the salmonberry might be alluded to in the white cross-shape against the blue. Formally, the work is a precise balance of a series of tensions and releases. The pressure seen in the compressed white tri-neg defined by...

$100,000.00

Negative Eye Positive Eye No. 1
Robert Davidson (Haida)

2011 This piece is stored off-site. To arrange a viewing, please contact the gallery directly. T...

2011 This piece is stored off-site. To arrange a viewing, please contact the gallery directly. This painting, and its pair, Negative Eye Positive Eye No. 2, are recent works from Haida artist Robert Davidson and both were included in his solo show "Robert Davidson: Progression of Form" which took place in the summer of 2015 at the Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art. The show focused on Davidson's most recent pieces, featuring his more abstract work. From the Exhibition catalogue, Davidson ...

$55,000.00

Killer Whale Blanket
Dempsey Bob (Tahltan)

This piece is stored off-site. To arrange a viewing, please contact the gallery directly. Indige...

This piece is stored off-site. To arrange a viewing, 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 characterist...

$24,000.00

Mama Ts'iigaay (Dragonfly)
Guujaaw (Haida)

Edition /98Available framed for $1,600 CAD. Please contact the gallery directly.

Edition /98Available framed for $1,600 CAD. Please contact the gallery directly.

$1,200.00

Kwikwetlem Harvest
Maynard Johnny Jr. (Salish)

Edition /100 Available framed for $950 CAD. Please contact the gallery directly. Indigenous artwo...

Edition /100 Available framed for $950 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...

$450.00

Transformation
Alvin Adkins (Haida)

Edition 57/180 This print is only available framed. Please contact the gallery to purchase this p...

Edition 57/180 This print is only available framed. Please contact the gallery to purchase this piece.  Raven is central to coastal mythology. As a culture hero, a transformer, and a trickster, his adventures at the beginning of time released the sun and the moon and brought the world into existence. Raven is identified by its straight beak and lack of ears or plumage on the head.

$500.00

Tomorrow's Dream
Susan Point (Salish)

Edition AP II/X 1991 Available framed for $1,400 CAD. Please contact the gallery directly. Indige...

Edition AP II/X 1991 Available framed for $1,400 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 characterist...

$1,000.00