Wolf Panel Western Maple eventually turning into a Beaver

eventually turning into a Beaver

the piece had no top

Ch'askin helped Chief Spelmu'lh who was the first person who built longhouses and many villages there

Butterfly is usually identified by a curling proboscis

In some depictions

Wolf Panel Western Maple eventually turning into a BeaverIndigenous 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