Pugwis or Merman Red & Yellow Cedar Mask Wedding Ring

Pugwis or Merman Red & Yellow Cedar Mask Wedding RingThis Pugwis or Merman Mask with Kingfisher is carved and painted by Kwakwaka'wakw Master Carver Bill Henderson from the Wei Wai Kum Nation in Campbell River. The Pugwis has been carved from red cedar, while the raven on top was carved from yellow cedar. The mask has been painted in black, grey, red, teal, and white acrylic and features a bundle of cedar bark on either side. Pugwis is an undersea spirit in human form with a fish like face, gills, round

The print for sale does not include a frame

Find more information about and examples of The Wild Man of the Woods Northwest Coast First Nations symbol

their teeth get larger and their noses become increasingly hooked

5 centimeters wide and 1 3/4 inches or 4

this mask was carved with similar flow and curvature

Raven is a main crest of the Tlingit

In the early hours of the morning

33 ounces and is about 1

Image size measures about 9

3 centimeters wide and the weight is 17

This Tsonokwa Mask is carved from red cedar

The pendant measures approximately 1 1/4 inches or 3 1/4 centimeters wide