Sea Bear Mask Warrior

Sea Bear Mask WarriorThis Sea Bear Mask is carved and painted by Kwakwaka'wakw Master Carver Bill Henderson from the Wei Wai Kum Nation in Campbell River. The mask is carved in red cedar, painted in red, green, black, and white acrylic, and is finished with twined cedar bark. This piece can be displayed on a wall as a mask, or on a surface or plinth as a headdress. In Kwakwaka'wakw mythology, the Sea Bear is an undersea bear that lives in the Sea Kingdom. The Sea Kingdom

are like an egg: vulnerable with an ocean full of hope and potential

There were still some humans on Raven

It weighs 1

The dramatic Chilkat Dancing Robe—still seen in potlatches worn by high-ranking people—is hemmed on the bottom edge with a heavy flowing fringe of white mountain goat wool

sea lion whiskers

property disposition

"Sometimes I struggle to get out of bed and wearily wipe the sleep from my eyes

a home insulated with moss

With this heritage

embraced by the dragon spirit

Kevin Cranmer is renowned for his highly intricate miniature masks and poles that capture the richness of Kwakwaka'wakw art and ceremonialism

and later queens