Silver 3/8" Band with Gold Orca or Killer Whale Komokwa or King of the Undersea World

Silver 3/8" Band with Gold Orca or Killer Whale Komokwa or King of the Undersea WorldThis Orca or Killer Whale Ring by Justin Rivard from the Cree Nation is hand carved in sterling silver with an onlay of 14 karat gold. The band is 3 8 of an inch wide. The Orca or Killer Whale symbolizes family, romance, longevity, harmony, travel, community and protection. He is said to protect those who travel away from home, and to lead them back when the time comes. Orcas will often stay their whole life with the same pod and raise each calf with

and now was fishing the same area retelling the stories to my friends

It was as if the whale was celebrating the joy of life

two copper eyebrow panels

and green acrylic and features a bundle of cedar bark on either side

I stopped to say hi to the people on the log and shared the photo with them and told them there would be a new creation coming that was inspired by this moment

This Eagle Paddle is a hand-carved in red cedar and painted by Trevor Hunt from the Kwakiutl or Kwakwaka´wakw Nation

This is the direction of my life now to become as fluent in nuuchahnulth as I can and to pass on what I know before I die

and 5 1/2 inches or 14 centimeters deep

People of the Totem

The pendant alone

This Halibut Pendant has been hand-carved by Haida artist Amy Edgars

One of my favourites