Face Changer Mask PorpoiseThis Face Changer mask is hand carved by Nuu Chah Nulth artist Tim Paul. It has been carved in red cedar, painted in black, red, white, and navy acrylic, and adorned with cedar bark. It was carved in 1975 and is in very good condition. For the Nuu chah nulth people, face changing masks are often used in potlatch ceremonies as symbols of transformation. Performers wearing these masks embody powerful spirits or ancestors, guiding the community and
These are stories that teach and grow the mind
painted in orange
and 1 inch or 2 1/2 centimeters deep
6 inches or 15 1/4 centimeters wide
These Haida Raven Spirit Earrings are hand carved in sterling silver by Garner Moody from the Haida Nation
7 1/2 inches or 19 centimeters wide
The bracelet measures nearly 3/4 of an inch or 2 centimeters wide
This Northwest Coast Totem Pole stands over 8 feet high and features a Thunderbird
It was acquired from a collection and is in very good condition
6 1/4 inches or 16 centimeters long and weighs 1
Soon they noticed something squirt water into the sky
A footnote to this story is that the needles of the Ponderosa pine have been used as an Indigenous medicine from time immemorial