Owl Mask PuppetThis Owl Mask was hand carved by Kwakwaka'wakw artist Ernest Puglas. It has been carved from red cedar, painted in black, brown, and mustard yellow acrylic, and is adorned with three small bundles of cedar bark, as well as goose and grouse feathers. The Owl Symbol represents a bird of wisdom and intuition, magic and prophecy. Owls are often seen as messengers. Find more information about and examples of The Owl Northwest Coast First Nations symbol.
where I transform into a Thunderbird
The mask alone measures approximately 3 inches or 7 3/4 centimeters high
You feel an electricity go up and down your spine as your head starts to bob
This beautiful hand-carved yellow cedar Paddle is by Cree and adopted Nuu-chah-nulth artist Joshua Prescott
over 15 inches or 38 centimeters high
and just over 1/4 of an inch or 1/2 of a centimeter thick
This Sea Bear Mask is carved and painted by Kwakwaka'wakw Master Carver Bill Henderson from the Wei Wai Kum Nation in Campbell River
Image size measures about 12x19
They went to investigate and found a clam
We journey up and through those clouds unknowing what is over the horizon
and just over 7 inches or 18 centimeters deep
The image is 26 inches or 66 centimeters high and 18 inches or 45 3/4 centimeters wide
