Copper Maker Woman Mask Pendant

Copper Maker Woman Mask PendantThis Copper Maker Woman Mask or Tawagila'ogwa is by Kwakwaka'wakw artist Raymond Shaw. The mask is hand carved in red cedar and painted in red, green, and black acrylic. The mask has been finished with copper and abalone eyes, a copper septum nose ring, abalone earrings, and auburn horsehair. In Kwakwaka'wakw culture, Tawagila'ogwa is the Chief of the Undersea People's Wife. He is known as Komokwa or "Copper Maker", while Tawagila'ogwa means Born to

This headdress is painted in acrylic and finished with copper

that the trouble of obtaining them is offset by the pleasure of hearing them being danced

The image size is 15 1/2 inches or close to 40 centimeters wide and 21 1/2 inches or a little under 55 centimeters high

It can be brought forth through song or through prayer

As they were sitting around eating

They sometimes fight and brawl to seek the admiration of a woman

Guardian of the Pass is a limited edition print or serigraph from 1987

6 centimeters wide and 1-inch or 2

3 cm long and 2 1/4 inches or close to 6 cm wide

brightly-coloured insects are simply a joy to watch

” As Calvin Hunt explained

The print is about 22 1/4 inches or 56 1/2 centimeters wide and 15 inches or 38 centimeters high