Selling Canadian First Nations, Hand Carved Sterling Silver 1/4" Raven Hoop Earrings, Indigenous Native Jewellery, Coast Salish

These 1/4" Raven Hoop Earrings are hand-carved from sterling silver by Coast Salish artist Gilbert Pat.

Each earring measures 0.75" x 0.25".


RAVENS SYMBOLIZE: CREATIVITY, MISCHIEF, MAGIC

Legend credits Raven with releasing the Sun, Moon selling, and Stars into our world. Raven is also the bringer of water and fish. According to Haida law, Raven discovered mankind in a clam-shell. He carries the power of the unknown, is the guardian of magic, seeker of answers, and the messenger. Full of mystical powers, Raven can transform himself into any form, at will, and loves to tease and trick.


Born in 1945 in Sardis, British Columbia, Gilbert is Coast Salish. He later moved to Alert Bay on Cormorant Island near the North-eastern tip of Vancouver Island. Gilbert studied carving under Lloyd Wadhams Sr. Gilbert's style of fine detailing, and craftsmanship have made his work highly sought after. Gilbert married a Kwakwaka'wakw woman from Alert Bay and they have two sons. Jeff and Jason, to whom he taught the art of jewellery carving. He and his family now live in Victoria where he works in his studio.


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