A unique piece that I
just made for a customer using her heirloom diamond, which is well suited to
this style of band. Hummingbird ring, gold with a princess cut diamond
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In the ancient stories
Mink is a trickster, and one day he went in search of a wife. He asked Loon to
let him ride on his back. Loon dove under water and passed under a mythical
mountain, and when they emerged they were in the sky world.
Loon bracelet, silver,
gold & aquamarine.
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Siwidi was publicly shamed by his father, the chief of the village. Feeling dejected, he went into the forest and bathed in 4 lakes. The last one flooded & covered the land. An octopus took him to the undersea world of Lord Komokwa & he received supernatural treasures.
Octopus pendant, silver & gold.
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Once, there was no sun Raven knew that an old man & his
daughter had it. He transformed into a leaf which the daughter ate & had a
child. The old man let the child play with the sun & Raven flew away but
the sun escaped, so we have the sun today
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A chief’s daughter was abducted by the bears. She married the
son of the chief & they had 4 children. Her brothers found the bear village
and came for her. Her husband offered his life if his children would be spared
- Bear Mother gold ring
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The Butterfly is a
universal symbol of freedom and liberty. It is also one of the more graceful
Northwest Native designs.
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Butterfly
pendant, Silver with gold accents
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This portrait style
frontlet of a chief’s late daughter from the 1800’s was a big influence on my
work. The mask is my portrait of my ancestor, Chief Mungo Martin. I have carved
masks like this of a number of my ancestors, although portrait masks are almost
a lost tradition in Northwest coast Native art.
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