Tsonoqwa
The wild woman
of the woods depicted here with closed eyes and open mouth. The wild woman
of the woods legend kept children inside the longhouse at night.The wild
woman was told to look in the forest at night in the woods for lost children
from the villages.
Size 4 X 6 $ 275.00
Size 5 X 8 $ 525.00
Size 8 X 10 $ 1025.00 |
Bukwus
This carving is depicts the creature that lives in
the forest called bookwus. Sometimes paralleled with the saskwatch bukwus
was hairy with animalistic behavior with a human like body. There are
many various stories about the bukwus in various northern native villages
of British Columbia, but each story shares bukwus' love for muscles and
clams.
Size 4 X 6 $ 275.00
Size 5 X 8 $ 525.00
Size 8 X 10 $ 1025.00 |
Bukwus
This bukwus
mask has orange around the eyes. Joe also designs this mask and the Tsonoqwa
mask with Green, Orange, Blue , or Copper around the eyes per customer
request.
Size 4 X 6 $ 275.00 Cdn.
Size 5 X 8 $ 525.00
Size 8 X 10 $ 1025.00 |
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Whale
Transformation Mask
It was believed
that long ago the animals had the ability to change into many forms. This
mask depicts a whale transforming into a whale. In some villages it was
believed that sometime the whale would transform into a human at night
to seek shelter and sleep in caves.
Size 4 X 6 $ 275.00 Cdn.
Size 5 X 8 $ 525.00
Size 8 X 10 $ 1025.00 |
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Red
Tailed Hawk
Shown here is
Joes representation of a Red tailed hawk. Respected in northern tribes
for its great hunting ability , Joe has carved a portrait of this magniifcent
bird with the hawks wing design in the cheek.
Size 4 X 6 $ 275.00 Cdn.
Size5 X 8 $ 525.00
Size 8 X 10 $ 1025.00 |
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White
Raven Mask
As a young boy
Joe was told that long ago Raven was once white.Ravens change was the
result of Raven flying thorough the smoke hole of a long house turning
him black and the heat seared Ravens melodious voice.
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Thunderbird
Spirit Mask
Thunderbird loved
humans and felt as a protectorate towards humans.It was believed long
ago that the thunderbird took human form at times when humans were in
great need of guidance. Disguised as a warrior or elder thunderbird would
come from out of the woods, give his advice and then go back into the
forest and disappear
Size 4 X 6 $ 275.00 Cdn.
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Copper
Eagle
Copper was
a rare and highly valuable metal to our native people. This eagle is painted
in copper to show how much the ealge is revered as a spiritual symbol,
and how much that this bird enriches our lives that it is as prized as
the valuable copper
Size 4 X 6 $275.00 Cdn.
Size 5 X 8 $ 525.00
Size 8 X 10 $ 1025.00 |
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Frog
Transformation Mask
This mask
depicts the forg transforming inot a human form. Among the Northern Tribes
frog is a clan symbol and is highly respected as a guardian sybol which
is why frog adorns so may totems.
Size 4 X 6 $ 275.00 Cdn.
Size 5 X 8 $ 525.00
Size 8 X 10 $ 1025.00
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