This box was sold but we may be able to get another similar one. 11" high, yellow and red cedar, hand carved and painted with a traditional Gitxsan Raven design.
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The Gitxsan artist's bio is included with purchase.
The Bentwood box is handmade without nails. The sides are made from on piece of wood wet, steamed and bent. The sides are fitted into the base and glued.
The Raven is a trickster and a shape shifter. He can transform into a human, an animal, a rock, or even a tiny hemlock needle. He is clever, mischievous, selfish, and a troublemaker. There are many stories told of him that teach lessons and values, often about how not to do things. He is also the central figure in stories about how the world became the way it is now.
Raven lived in the land of spirits when the world was a watery darkness. He was bored so he journeyed for years contributing to the creation of the world we live in. Although he acted out of self interest, his actions benefitted the human race. Raven brought light to the world. He discovered and freed the first men and women and placed them on the earth. Raven stole salmon from the Beaver People and deposited them in the streams and rivers up and down the coast to provide food for the People.
Raven has two sides. The one is creative and loving. The other is destructive, lazy and selfish. Raven has many names and identities among Indigenous Nations. Raven tales are the traditional creation stories of the Indigenous northwest.
