Wild Woman of the Woods Mask Bear

Wild Woman of the Woods Mask BearThis Wild Woman of the Woods Mask is hand carved by Kwakwaka'wakw artist Aubrey Johnston. It has been carved from red cedar, painted in red and black acrylic, and adorned with horse hair and cedar bark. The Tsonoqua or Wild Woman of the Woods is a supernatural being. She goes by many names including Tsonoqua, Tsonokwa, Dzunukwa, Zuniquwa, Thowxiya, The Giantess, The Ogress, and Wealth Giver. This being is often considered female, but may be depicted

This Raven Steals the Light Pendant is hand-carved in sterling silver by Haida artist Garner Moody

I have been learning to speak my children's language nuuchahnulth

Without hair

Talon is a young artist (born in 2004) that has already worked with and learned from some very exceptional artists

birds and creatures from the sea

Chilkat aprons sometimes have fringes adorned with tiny bells

This Hummingbird Cedar Panel is sandblasted and painted by Kwakiutl artist Trevor Hunt

they held dominion over the skies

Find more information about and examples of The Kolus & Thunderbird Northwest Coast First Nations symbol

The box including the top is about 13 ½ inches or 33

so I was born in Greenville on the Nass River instead of a boat on the way to Prince Rupert

I continued on to enjoy the magic as it unfolded