Bukwas Mask Red and the life cycle of

and the life cycle of the Salmon

The Salmon trout head is a figure used in Northwest Coast First Nations art in the joints of a design or as the frame for an eye

portrayed as a masculine form and viewed as the counter-figure to Moon

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Eagle is an especially prominent figure in artwork on the Northwest Coast

Bukwas Mask Red and the life cycle ofKnown from the stories of the Kwakwakawakw people, Bookwus (Wild Man of the Woods) is a supernatural being who lurks on the edges of forests and near streams trying to lure living people and the souls of those who have drowned into his invisible abode. Also known as the Keeper of Drowned Souls, Bookwus forces his victims to eat his ghost food, which causes them to become like him, condemned to eternal hunger and wandering. When danced, Bookwus emits a