Wiid Sun and Kwakwaka’wakw

and Kwakwaka’wakw

Bear is one of the most prevalent figures in Northwest Coast art and oral tradition

g̱a̱lts'ap

was the mental fortitude to overcome the ridicule and convert into strength

Wiid Sun and Kwakwaka’wakw2013 This piece is stored off site. To arrange a viewing, please contact the gallery directly. The Wiid is a bird that only appears when the salmonberries are ripening on Haida Gwaii. The bird is here reduced to the small head at the upper portion of the composition. The flower of the salmonberry might be alluded to in the white cross shape against the blue. Formally, the work is a precise balance of a series of tensions and releases. The pressure