Raven Steals the Light Gold and Silver Band US & Canadian Ring Size:9¼This Raven Steals the Light Ring by Carmen Goertzen from the Haida Nation is carved in sterling silver and 14k gold. The band is about 3 8 of an inch wide. Mischievous and curious, the Raven plays many important roles in Pacific Northwest Coast Culture. For some, he symbolizes creation, transformation, knowledge, prestige as well as the complexity of nature and the subtlety of truth. He also symbolizes the unknown and shows that every person sees the
One morning I was up early for a pipe ceremony to honor the day and the bison that would give up its life
The King or Guardian of the Sea is a very powerful and wealthy ruler who lives in a great House made of copper under the sea
This Woman in the Moon Pendant has been hand-carved in argillite by Darrell White from the Haida Nation
The pendant is an interpretation of the story on how the raven tricked the beaver on the mainland (who were the keepers of the salmon) to show him where they were hiding the salmon
it asks that you tap into your psychic nature and allow yourself to view the world through the eyes of wonder and mystery
This will drive the salmon throughout its life and
close to 19 inches or 48 centimeters long
The frog is a powerful symbol of transformation for the Gitxsan people of the Skeena valley and has been a clan crest for thousands of years
We let the subtle grey work
The mask is enhanced by the addition of cedar bark bundles on the top
Tlingit noblewoman and Calvin Hunt’s ancestor
a thick coat of white down