Salmon Bowl Twine sweeping shapes of the work

sweeping shapes of the work

Edition 9/75

It was a Tlingit woman from this clan that married a Kwakiutl man

This cast edition of 12 is a portion of Marston's bronze installation in Stanley Park which stands at the site of the artist's family’s ancestral village site X̲wáýx̲way and commemorates the history of his ancestors

we know that the circular shape represents a salmonberry

Salmon Bowl Twine sweeping shapes of the workIndigenous artwork on the Pacific Northwest Coast often incorporates figures and animals that are related to crest symbols. Crests have been passed down through families and have varying meanings depending on the context and association with a nation, clan, or family. The figures depicted in contemporary Northwest Coast Indigenous artwork also have varying meanings but there are some common characteristics from a range of sources, including oral