Sandblasted Wolf Paddle Hamat'sa

Sandblasted Wolf Paddle Hamat'saThis is a sand blasted and painted yellow cedar Wolf Paddle by Trevor Hunt from the Kwakwaka'wakw Nation. Trevor has applied his sandblasted technique to this paddle and the result is a complex and deeply grooved contemporary design. The Wolf Symbol represents loyalty, strong family ties, good communication, education, understanding, and intelligence. Of all land animals, the Wolf has the strongest supernatural powers and is the most accomplished

The mask including the horsehair is about 11 inches or 28 centimeters wide

suggests that the theme was as important to him as it was to his contemporary

5 inches or 23

Raven is often considered “the trickster”

They played until they got tired of the games

revealing a dark hole in the ground

On top of the mask at the back Talon carved a split skull design (see last image)

back in 1946

People who are facing the generations of co-dependence

that warfare in the Pacific Northwest typically didn't take place in the open field of battle

12 inches or close to 31 centimeters long

The bright orange plates on their beaks continually grow and fall off in order to attract mates