Large 4' Native Totem Carving

Native Carving Salmon

Resin Bear

Native Resin Bowl "Salmon"
Salmon is an important food source for the people of the northwest Coast and accordingly always treated with great respect, and is often the crest figure for twins. Salmon depicted with no teeth, but often with the hooked uppe

Sasquatch or Bukwus
Bukwus is a skeletal, long-haired wild man of the Kwakiutl legend. It is a supernatural ghost like figure. He also sometimes known as the “King of Ghosts” or “Man of the Sea” He lives in an invisible house in the forest and attracts t

Native Carving of a Crane on a Salmon
Carver: Pat Angs

Heron: The heron is valued as an alarm caller because of its loud warning call. In Myth, Heron appears as a watchman. It is identified with a long neck, long legs and pointed bill
Salmon: "The Gi

Eagle Rattle
Made by Sam Shaughnessy
Sam is from the Nimpkish Tribe in the Kwakwaka’wakw Nation. He was born in Alert Bay in 1965 and comes from a family of talented artists. Taught the art form from family member Vincent Shaughnessy, Sam has been creat

Native Bear Carving
Artist: Greg Sylvester
Penelakut Island

Bear: Bear is a great hunter and symbolizes strength and power. Always treated as a high-ranking guest by many of the cultural groups on the coast, it is also known by for its human-like qu