Silver and Gold Salmon Pendant Totem Pole

Silver and Gold Salmon Pendant Totem PoleThe Salmon Pendant is hand carved in sterling silver by Justin Rivard from the Cree Nation. It features two onlays of 14 karat gold. The Salmon symbolizes abundance, fertility, prosperity and renewal. For thousands of years, Salmon have been the primary food source for Northwest Coast Native Americans and are highly respected. Find more information about and examples of The Salmon Northwest Coast First Nations symbol. The pendant, excluding the bail,

7 inches or 18 centimeters wide and 5 inches or 13 centimeters deep

10 inches wide

This Raven Dance Wand by Kwagu’ł artist Calvin Hunt is carved in red cedar and painted in black and rusty red acrylic

Ultimately

excluding the hook

The print measures 30 inches or 76 1/4 centimeters high and 30 inches or 76 1/4 centimeters wide

inspired by her husband

hunger staved off by Herring’s nurture

and sterling silver surrounding the pendant and as the bail

and name the new river they live alongside Ksien-"juice from the clouds

Argillite is a very rare medium - there is only one argillite quarry in Canada

It is accented with 15 inlays of mother of pearl