Beaver Mask Contact

Beaver Mask ContactThis Beaver Mask is carved and painted by Greg Henderson from the Kwakwakawakw Nation (formerly known as Kwakiutl Nation). It has been carved from red cedar and painted in red, black, brown, and green acrylic. Beaver is a prominent 'Nakwaxda'xw crest. Greg used the addition of green in reference to the Beaver coming from the forest. Areas of the mask are carved with a cross hatching texture, alluding to the Beaver's signature tail. The Beaver Symbol

On Dragonfly’s wings Frog bears knowledge

The pendant measures approximately 1 1/4 inches or 3 1/4 centimeters high and about 7/8 inch or 2 1/4 centimeters wide

back in 1946

It has silver inlayed around the outside of the pendant

20 cm or 8 inches deep and about 10 inches or 25 wide without the hair

They tried everything in their power to wipe us out

as well as Calvin’s Tlingit

put on the skin and swam out into the ocean to hunt for three whales

The people treated the first salmon taken each year with ritual respect in cooking and consuming

When the staff sits inside the stand

held the dominion

that once contained souls