Welcome Man Eagle Hat Carving with Abalone Eyes - Carver: Dora Edwards

Article number:	210000006924
Availability:	In stock

Artist Dora Edwards
Penekakut Island

Dimensions: 13”x 9.5”x 1”
Weight: 0.255kg

Actual product colour may vary due to photographic lighting sources or your monitor

The Welcoming man is placed in entrance ways to welcome guests into the home

Eagle: Eagle can be a symbol of power. Eagle belongs to the supernatural world and is next in line to Thunderbird. The down from the eagle is a symbol of peace and would be sprinkled before guests in welcome dances. Eagle feathers are used in ritual and as decoration for masks and other carvings. Eagle's beak is shorter than Raven's and has a downward curve. Often the tongue is evident.