Beaver Panel Leather Among the Gitxsan

Among the Gitxsan

This piece was carved from old growth red cedar

The combination of the design

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Bookwus forces his victims to eat his ghost food

Beaver Panel Leather Among the GitxsanIndigenous artwork on the Pacific Northwest Coast often incorporates figures and animals that are related to crest symbols. Crests have been passed down through families and have varying meanings depending on the context and association with a nation, clan, or family. The figures depicted in contemporary Northwest Coast Indigenous artwork also have varying meanings but there are some common characteristics from a range of sources, including oral