Indigenous Pacific Northwest Coast Cedar Salmon Carving, signed Cecil Dawson

Carved Salmon - First Nations Wall Decor Height: 15.25'' inches Width: 3'' inches This beautiful approx. early 2020's Carving is signed by my friend Cecil Dawson. Wood Carver, Painter, First Nations, Pyrographic Wood burner Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada Made from red cedar, and is painted with green and black paint. Please see photos for accuracy as they tell alot of the story. This piece will arrive as - is with hanging hardware at the back. thank-you for following my shop to see new additions sku #177 Cecil Dawson Bio: Kwakuitl Nation Born into a family of artists, Cecil Dawson began his artistic career at a very young age. His grandfather Jimmy Dick, a totem and mask carver, taught Cecil the intricacies of carving. Cecil also spent time under the tutelage of his cousin, mask carver Simon Dick. Other masters who influenced Cecil's artistic gifts were his great uncles Willie Seaweed, Henry Speck, and Dick Hawkins. Cecil is from the Kwakwaka'wakw First Nation. He is now chief, passed down from his late father, of the Mountain Goat Hunter clan and his mother comes from the Wolf clan. Cecil's cultural involvement is important to him; he is a historian and an initiated Hamatsa dancer. Cecil's great labour of love is to replicate his family's masks and bring them back into ceremonial use once again. By doing so, he honours his cultural and traditional values.