Northwest Coast Jewelry 14K Gold/Silver-Thunderbird ring - Size 10

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Thunderbird 14K Gold Thunderbird head on Sterling Silver. "Size 10" and can be sized up to-12 or down to - 8 , by a Jeweler." Symbolizes: Noble and Omnipotent Ruler of the Sky and Master of the Elements. To the Northwest Coast people thisgreat bird, living high in the mountains, was the most powerful of all spirits - the personification of "chief." When Thunderbird was hungry he ate whales. On the West Coast, he grasped two lightning Snakes which lived under his wings and threw them down onto a surfacing whale. The snakes, striking with their lightning tongues, killed the sea mammal, and then the Thunderbird swooped down, picked it up with his strong talons, and flew with it to the mountains in order to devour it. On totem poles, as in prints, Thunderbird is always shown with great-outstretched wings. Its distinguishing features are the curled appendages on the top of the head (said by some to be power symbols) and the sharply recurved upper beak which is similar to Hawk's beak. John Lancaster Kwakwakuwak Nation Alert Bay John Lancaster been carving jewelry for over 25 years. He learned their master craft from their great-uncles the Seaweeds, and he continues to express the talent and tradition of Kwakwaka’waka art and legend. John is a member of the Namgis First Nations. He began his career at the early age of 15, under read more

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