Raven Bentwood Box Nuu-chah-nulth

Raven Bentwood Box Nuu-chah-nulthThis Raven Bentwood Box was created by Kwakwaka'wakw artist Adam Lewis. This box was made from yellow cedar, with a red cedar lid and base, and has been painted in a contemporary style. The exterior dimensions of the box, including the lid, are approximately 8 1 4 inches or 21 centimeters square and 9 3 4 inches or 24 3 4 centimeters high. The interior dimensions of the box are approximately 6 1 2 inches or 16 1 2 centimeters square and 7 1 2 inches

The pendant measures approximately 2 inches or 5 centimeters high and 1 1/2 inches or 3 3/4 centimeters wide

Haida Beaver Tsing by Bill Reid of the Haida Nation is an Artist Proof from 1978

and about 1/4 inch or 3/4 of a centimeter thick

12 inches or 31 centimeters wide

The last image shows Darrell holding the pendant

On a recent photographic expedition to the Gitksan Indian villages which surround Hazelton

warrior dancers are guided by ‘Winalaga̱lis “Making-War-All-Around-the-World”

Whether it’s the soulful melody of a jazz tune or the raucous bass of some metal

one onlay of copper

This oval Hummingbird Pendant is hand-carved in sterling silver by Tsimshian artist Bill Helin

so I have what I need for today and to put by

All is not lost