Bear Bulging Bowl Joe David In pre-contact times

In pre-contact times

and one of his main crests was mediik (grizzly bear)"

A minor crest figure (among certain Kwakwaka’wakw clans

Many myths tell of people taken to the undersea world of the Salmon and return with secret knowledge and powers

Future commissions of this type could be completed with a different artist

Bear Bulging Bowl Joe David In pre-contact times1975 Indigenous 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