Indigenous Art - 22" diameter, cedar, hand carved and painted. Eleven abalone inlays. Traditional Nu-Chah-Nulth design.
Nu-Chah-Nulth artist's bio available with purchase.
A mask carved with the face of the moon and a Raven head painted on the forehead. One left side of the moon circle a Raven Is painted. On the right side is a quarter moon and a human looking at the central face.
The Nu-Chah-Nulth lunar calendar has 13 months. They believe the moon is a masculine figure. Raven brought light to the world when he placed the sun, moon and stars in the sky.