Bear Prince Mask 4 Decades of Inspiration ExhibitionThis Bear Prince Mask is hand carved by Haida artist Corey Bulpitt. It has been carved from red cedar, painted in black, red, and light green acrylic, and adorned with horse hair. This mask depicts one of the Bear children from the Haida legend of the Bear Mother. The Bear Mother story is a legend shared by many people on the Northwest Coast, most notably the Haida, Nisgaa, Gitxsan, and Coast Tsimshian. It tells the story of a woman who disrespected
The center features a crescent moon embracing the sun
"One of the stories explaining the origins of this unique bear come from the Tsimshian people who recount how Raven changed every tenth black bear white in order to remind all that the earth was once covered in ice
My mother has always told me that far across the Comox Peninsula was a lookout site at Cape Lazo
The panel measures approximately 34 inches or 86 1/4 centimeters in diameter and 1 3/4 inches or 4 1/2 centimeters deep
I have seen old paddles with both sides adorned
it asks that you tap into your psychic nature and allow yourself to view the world through the eyes of wonder and mystery
"When we are gone the totems will stand and the Aurora Borealis will light up the sky
The Portrait Mask features a raven design on either side of the face
I had several photos of the family including a photograph of my son and his girlfriend on the beach so they became part of this beautiful story
measures approximately 2 3/4 inches or 7 centimeters high
The pendant depicts a killer whale dorsal fin with the wife of Nanasimgit carved into it
Even for Wasgo this was a lot of work because he then had to drag them back to the village through the water—they were very heavy and it was very slow going
