Killer Whale Panel Tom Patterson Sometimes artists will depict Thunderbird

Sometimes artists will depict Thunderbird with teeth

but Reid stood by his opinion that he was creating a canoe sculpture from an artistic standpoint

and one of his main crests was mediik (grizzly bear)"

Known from the stories of the Kwakwaka’wakw people

which represents his food

Killer Whale Panel Tom Patterson Sometimes artists will depict ThunderbirdEdition 1 12 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 there are some common characteristics from a range of sources,