Silver Raven Steals the Light Pendant Wasgo

Silver Raven Steals the Light Pendant WasgoThis Raven Steals the Light Pendant is hand carved in sterling silver by Haida artist Garner Moody. One of the most common stories is how the Raven stole the light in the form of the sun, the moon and stars. Many say that he transformed himself into a baby to find out where the light was hidden and then stole it from an old chief who had kept them in his house locked away in a large bentwood box. After Raven escaped with the box through the smoke hole

or Kwigwis

as well as a tail fin design

This Wild Woman of the Woods Mask is hand-carved by Kwakwaka'wakw artist Aubrey Johnston

A display stand in yew wood that was handmade by Haida artist Darrell White accompanies the artwork

It features 3 onlays of 14 karat gold

the Creator calls upon Wind to clear the way for the boy

soon enough

while the colours are used in reference to climate change and natural disasters: forest fires

The small Wolf is my Wolf Dance

It flies straight past you to lie in still repose on a tall stalk of grass

while a human face is intricately carved into the tail

I find it amazing that their story is able to transcend being illustrated by a Kwakwaka'wakw artist