Painted cedar bentwood box
Summer Loon
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Artist/Curatorial Statement
This rectangular Coast Salish bentwood box depicts the salmon, the loon, and the moon. Historically, the bentwood box was constructed and designed for a specific ceremonial purpose, and for this one, I created a design to represent a traditional naming ceremony that I had the privilege of witnessing in 2018. I thematically designed the loon, to which the name represents and in doing so, to connect the loon in its natural cycles.