Bear Mother Yew Wood Pendant Hunter of the Woods

Bear Mother Yew Wood Pendant Hunter of the WoodsThis Haida Bear Mother Pendant is hand carved in yew wood by the Haida Master Carver Ron Russ. The pendant has four abalone onlays in the eyes of the bear and the woman above. The pendant is an interpretation of the Bear Mother Story. The Bear Mother story is a legend shared by many people on the Northwest Coast, most notably the Haida, Nisgaa, Gitxsan, and Coast Tsimshian. It tells the story of a woman who disrespected the bears when she was out

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