Bear Bentwood Box Acrylic blue and red forms is

blue and red forms is relieved by the upward sweep of the line between the black and red shapes

pectoral fins and a tail

"Coast Salish traditions have honoured wooden carved house post figures

slender and pliant rootlets of cedar and sometimes spruce

The lower part of the design pays tribute to the artist's homeland

Bear Bentwood Box Acrylic blue and red forms isIndigenous 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