Portrait Mourning Mask Loon

Portrait Mourning Mask LoonThis Mourning mask was hand carved out of red cedar and painted with acrylic by Kwakwaka'wakw artist Spence Shaw. This mask features abalone in the eyes, copper tears and horsehair. Spence was compelled to create this piece. He has an emotional connection to the piece as it is inspired by the recent loss of many relatives. This mask measures approximately 8 inches or 20 centimetres high, 7 inches or 18 centimetres wide, and 4 inches or 10 centimers

Gently placed in the top of the Yaxwi’we’ is a generous handful of eagle down

53 grams or 0

Other tribes have seen the bounty of our territory and desired to control a piece of it

and decided to model this mask after those traditional carvings

This portrait series was purely from Rande Cook's creativity to be bold with colours

and 9 inches or 23cm wide

two female salmon circle below

This Raven ring is hand carved in sterling silver by artist Justin Rivard of the Cree Nation and features an onlay of 14 karat gold

and orange acrylic

the Bear is known as “Elder Kinsman” and is treated as a noble guest

utilize smudging to cleanse and protect themselves and others

So he started training secretly and planning to capture and kill the supernatural Wasgo— very dangerous being