Spirit Bear and Salmon Panel Rope and the precarious balance between

and the precarious balance between the natural and supernatural worlds

The Graphic Art of Robert Davidson (Wyatt)

Sometimes artists will depict Thunderbird with teeth

Encapsulating the Wolf crest figure

"Coast Salish traditions have honoured wooden carved house post figures

Spirit Bear and Salmon Panel Rope and the precarious balance betweenIndigenous 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