SHADOWS OF THE THUNDERBIRD: hand carved

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245. Black Diamond Wooden Raven

Wooden Raven figure from Black Diamond company. 4" high with stand, hand painted. Comes with small booklet containing Raven and Sun myth. Advertised as a 'Raven' the image seems to suggest a Thunderbird with the high 'ears', most commonly associated with the style.

233. Wooden Thunderbird by Kiana

7 " high carved wooden piece, signed Kiana. Compact and precisely carved, with traditional motifs. Age uncertain.

221. Small Ironwood Totem

Four inches high, hand carved from Ironwood or Mahogany. Simple, crude styling, three piece construction. No polish evident.

From the same maker as No 215 (Right) and No 34 (Left).

Model shown photographed in infra red light, showing the figuring and detail in the wood.

136. Large Carved Wooden Eagle

2' high with 2.5' wingspan. At least 25 years old, hand carved frim 4 pieces of timber. No makers mark and No.49 written on base.

215. Hand Carved Ironwood Totem II

Superb hand carved Thunderbird made from dense Ironwood. Same style as No34, but with larger base and slight stylistic variation. No TM or makers marks visible. Slightly redder colouration to 34. 6" high

Model shown photographed in infra red light, showing the figuring in the wood and the carved detail.

214. Carved Wooden Eagle and Grizzly

Single piece hand carvings of Eagle and Grizzly Bear. Eagle has shop sticker on the base and Bear has initials 'AC'

211. Large Wooden Display Totem Pole

4' hand carved wooden totem pole, no makers marks. Hand finished with Thunderbird seated atop a bear with an owl on the chest. Crooked beak and ears on the thunderbird are very distinctive.

207. Large Carved Totem

3' long carved in red cedar. Signed 'C.Bell, Vancouver B.C'

Features a Thunderbird carrying a killer whale above a bear, Fog Woman and a pillar with four grimacing faces. (Possibly a papoose in bindings, with four expressions)

199. Vic Yeoda Wooden Totem 'Raven's Deal'

Alaska Black Diamond. Six inch hand carved and painted cedar model Representing two ravens, with the face of a shaman on the chest of the upper figure. Made in Alaska sticker and signed 'Vic Yeoda' See number 179. Entitled 'Raven's Deal'

RAVENS DEAL

Two Ravens appeared before the tribal council to discuss the lack of salmon in the streams. The wise men suspected that one of the Ravens was different

This Raven was actually a Shaman, who had transformed himself into his bird form to find out where the Ravens had hidden the salmon from the streams.

Ravens enjoyed playing tricks on the humans, but this time the old Shaman was smart. He flew with Raven this spring morning, watching him divert the salmon away from the streams, back to sea. A mischievous deed he had made with the Killer Whales so they could have more than their share of fish to eat.

That same night, as Raven's eyes became heavy with sleep, the Shaman turned himself back into his Raven form and flew back over the open ocean to cast a spell on the salmon, making them swim back to the streams, double crossing the deal the Trickster Raven had made with the Killer Whales.

To this day, each spring and fall, the Raven and the Shaman play this game. That is why the salmon return to the streams and this why Ravens do not land on the salt water, where Killer Whale awaits him.