Small Orca Cedar Panel Noblewoman

Small Orca Cedar Panel NoblewomanThis Orca or Killer Whale Panel, titled "Pod" is sandblasted in red cedar and painted in acrylic by Trevor Hunt from the Kwakwakawakw Nation. The Orca or Killer Whale symbolizes family, romance, longevity, harmony, travel, community and protection. He is said to protect those who travel away from home, and to lead them back when the time comes. Orcas will often stay their whole life with the same pod and raise each calf with care. Find more

Dzunuk'wa can also be a benevolent being

Our first views of the larger world were often from within the sanctuary of our mother’s presence

The pendant weighs 9

Fences went up and lines were drawn on maps

The hook is made out of 14 karat gold

The sketching

With the mask only partially painted

they must part during the course of their routine

5 centimeters wide without the hooks

and the prickly spines on the top of his snout

is a powerful symbol of adaptability

This Horned Owl Mask is carved and painted by Greg Henderson from the Kwakwaka´wakw Nation (formerly known as Kwakiutl Nation)