Salmon Paddle Cast Bronze and Kwakwaka’wakw

and Kwakwaka’wakw

Dogfish is often portrayed face-on

In some oral traditions

Feast spoons and ladles are most commonly decorated with crest figures representing the hereditary rights of the host chief

rights flow through the women

Salmon Paddle Cast Bronze and Kwakwaka’wakwPaddle stand available for $300 CAD. Please allow 2 to 3 weeks for fabrication. Contact the gallery directly to order a stand. Salmon is fundamental to all coastal peoples, and is a symbol of regeneration, health and life. Many myths tell of people taken to the undersea world of the Salmon and return with secret knowledge and powers. Salmon has always been viewed as the life force for Indigenous communities. Salmon is often represented by scales,