Large Pitch Woman Mask WhaleThis Pitch Woman Mask is carved in red cedar by Russell Tate from the Ditidaht First Nation on the southwest coast of Vancouver Island. The mask is painted in green, red, blue, and black acrylic and features cedar bark for the hair. Russell remembers being told about Pitch Woman from his grandmother. She cautioned that children who walked off into the woods alone were at risk of being kidnapped by Pitch Woman, so named because she would put pitch in
and two carved paws left and right of the head
The pendant is close to 2 inches or 5 centimeters long and wide
These Haida Abstract Earrings are hand-carved in Sterling Silver by Derek White from the Haida Nation and signed on the back
which turned out to be a wonderful experience
On top of the mask at the back Talon carved a split skull design (see last image)
over 3/4 of an inch or 2 centimeters wide and they weigh about
blood and eyes were formidable weapons
This Wild Woman of the Woods Bolo Tie has been beautifully hand-carved in yew wood by Kwakwaka'wakw artist Stephen Bruce
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It kept raining and raining until little of the glacier was above water
as well as catlinite or pipestone onlay for the tongue
the traditional order of Haida matrilineal succession was jeopardized by the capture of a high born Haida Eagle Clan woman at Lax Kw'alaams (Port Simpson)
