The Butterfly is the most graceful of Northwest Coast Native designs

Butterfly bracelet in silver & turquoise

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                Isn't it something how a little abalone shell can make a piece come to life.

Bear pendant, silver with oxidization.

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A customer was good enough to send me a photograph of her ring being worn. An Eagle ring with her grandmother’s princess-cut diamond

 

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In ancient times, Raven and Mink met for the first time. Both being tricksters, they soon became friends. One day, they came to the sea & a whale took them, inside his mouth, & transported them to the mainland. The whale died enroute & they eventually washed up in front of a village. The villagers butchered the whale for its meat; Raven & Mink were released & they bolted into the forest.

-      Whale bracelet, silver with an abalone shell eye.

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A young boy went out every morning & returned with his blanket torn a frayed. His parents that he played with ravens, which gave him supernatural powers. He told the people to go to the beach, where they found a huge whale & they had a great feast

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Once. a woman was taken & wed to the Bear Prince & they had 4 children. Later, her brothers found her & the prince offered his life to spare his children. The woman returned with them, while the children stayed to grow up with the bears

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The Eagle is a universal symbol or tradition and respect in the Native American and First Nations communities across North America.

Eagle Bracelet, silver with a gold eye.

 

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