Turning Point - State I Driftwood Base Dogfish is a favourite subject

Dogfish is a favourite subject of renowned Haida artists

Feathers are often used in ceremonial contexts on the Northwest Coast

we know that the circular shape represents a salmonberry

slender and pliant rootlets of cedar and sometimes spruce

Turning Point - State I Driftwood Base Dogfish is a favourite subjectEdition 48 Available framed for $1,150 CAD. Please contact the gallery directly. Indigenous 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