Bear Panel Artist Unknown (Northern Coastal) featuring his more abstract work

featuring his more abstract work

as that's the way he lived his life

This painting

they are often a guardian symbol whereas the larger human figures can represent a welcoming figure

My sister and I are Ts'msyen because our mother is Ts'msyen

Bear Panel Artist Unknown (Northern Coastal) featuring his more abstract 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