Silver 1/4" Salmon Bracelet Shaman

Silver 1/4" Salmon Bracelet ShamanThis 1 4" Salmon Bracelet was hand crafted in sterling silver by Justin Rivard from the Cree Nation and signed on the inside. The Salmon symbolizes abundance, fertility, prosperity and renewal. For thousands of years, Salmon have been the primary food source for Northwest Coast Native Americans and are highly respected. Find more information about and examples of The Salmon Northwest Coast First Nations symbol. The bracelet measures about 1 4 of an

The alternative was to add carved wood crest symbols to a woven spruce root hat which is called ´saxʷ by the Tlingit and are still being created today

painted in red and black acrylic and features horsehair and an articulated raven head at the top

5 inches or 30

and serene evening as sockeye were jumping all around us

an eagle feather would be held up towards the sky

and 2 copper onlays

This is a Bird Formline Bentwood Canoe Box carved and painted by Bruce Alfred from the Kwakwaka´wakw or Kwakiutl Nation

A bentwood box is an item unique to the Northwest Coast First Nations Peoples of BC and have been used for thousands of years

and about 6 1/4 inches or 16 centimeters long

The panel measures about 27 1/4 inches or 69 1/4 centimeters high

4 3/4 inches or 12 1/4 centimeters wide

and 9 inches or 23 centimeters wide