Salmon Dance ~ Chiin Xyaalaa II Hawk

Salmon Dance ~ Chiin Xyaalaa II HawkSalmon Dance ~ Chiin Xyaalaa II is a Hand Pulled Serigraph from a limited edition of 55 Prints from 2011, signed, titled, numbered in original, by April White. "The Indigenous Peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast believed that Salmon are Supernatural Beings with Human Spirits. They lived in villages deep under the ocean. In the spring, these Salmon People put on their outerwear of shiny skins and swam through the sea on their journey to dance at the

The mask has an articulated jaw

and 3 1/4 inches or 8 1/4 centimeters wide

These Gold Orca Copper Shaped Earrings are carved in 14 karat gold by Kwakwaka´wakw artist Joe Wilson from the 'Namgis First Nation

This Large Raven Oval Gold Pendant is hand carved in 14 karat gold by Kwakwaka´wakw Artist Joe Wilson from the Namgis First Nation

The paddle measures approximately 59 inches or 149 3/4 centimeters long

The mask has been finished with copper and abalone eyes

This Wolf Mask was hand-carved by Kwakwaka'wakw artist Gilbert Dawson

It became excessive and went on day after day

a young boy that is given the ability to protect all living beings in the forests

The Ogress

He pushed it out toward the centre of the lake and waited

held the dominion