Haida art. 1 7/8" diameter, hand carved argillite, 6 abalone inlays, sterling silver bezel. Argillite that the Haida use for argillite carvings and jewelry can be found in a quarry on Slatechuck Mountain which is the property of the Haida Nation.
In Haida stories, the Raven discovered and freed the first men who had been trapped in a clam shell. He then freed the first women from a chiton shell, and put the men and women together.
