Thunderbird Raven Spirit Limited Edition Print Woman

Thunderbird Raven Spirit Limited Edition Print WomanThis Thunderbird Raven Spirit limited edition hand produced screenprint is by Kwakwaka'wakw artist Mark Henderson from the Wei Wai Kum Band in Campbell River. "The Henderson and Hunt families are associated with Thunderbird and Raven. The Hunts and Hendersons own the rights to both these creatures. The Thunderbird comes from the Hendersons and the Raven comes from the Hunts. The Hamat'sa, wearing a Hamat'sa ring and emerging from the center of the

Northwest Coast artists depict a human face at the base of the dorsal fin

and 8 mastodon Ivory onlays as the teeth

I remember Stanley and Sidney teaching me their language and talking about art

The dragonfly is often used to represent dynamism

The mask measures approximately 20 inches or 51 centimeters high

it was part of our history and our culture

20 cm or 8 inches deep and about 10 inches or 25 wide without the hair

I realize that Kitkatla is always with me

two inlays of mammoth ivory in the eyes

The final image shows the mask featured in the book "Spirit Faces: Contemporary Masks of the Northwest Coast" by Gary Wyatt

often naming them after members of his crew—Whidbey Island

Sterling silver raven ring carved by Chris Cook from the Kwakwaka´wakw