Tlingit Basket, Amber/Midnight Cast Forton Killer Whale is a common

Killer Whale is a common crest and being among many groups of the Northwest Coast

Initiates are kidnapped by a supernatural Wolf pack and reintroduced to society upon their return where new dances

and the life cycle of the Salmon

Its presence in the Nuu highlights our potential to overcome challenges and evolve

Edition 50/100

Tlingit Basket, Amber/Midnight Cast Forton Killer Whale is a commonTlingit glass artist Preston Singletary is well known for these beautiful basket forms. He references objects like the traditional spruce root baskets from his Tlingit heritage in his glasswork as a way of rethinking and re contextualizing the item. In doing so he imbues these pieces with the elegance and beauty that the traditional woven forms are so well known for.