Haida Beaver Feast Bowl, vintage, hand carved and authentic by Glen Rabena

• Nation: Haida Gwaii art, native American art
• Artist: Rabena, Glen
• Type: Bowls

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Haida Feast Bowl, by world renowned artist Glen Rabena who worked together with Robert Davidson and Reg Davidson, Chief Claude Davidson's sons. 

Glen was adopted into the Eagle Clan by Hereditary Haida Chief Claude Davidson in Massett in Haida Gwaii, formerly Queen Charlotte Island. 

This beautiful piece is a hand carved Feast bowl in the form of a beaver, very finely carved, knife marks visible, very deep cuts and very deep bowl. It has a quite cute expression, truly a little Gem. Please have a close look. It's in excellent condition, showing beautiful aging in the wood. Glen signed underneath the bowl with his carved name, dated 1980. 

Feast bowls were often used by the Haida to serve candlefish oil, which was eaten as a delicacy and used to soften dried berries. These bowls were often used in ceremonies. This piece is exceptionally well executed, very authentic and just a beautiful addition to your collection. 

Measurements: 11" x 8" x 6" 

Meaning: The Beaver is a symbol for persistence and determination. He is creative, stubborn, a very hard worker and understands the importance of cooperation. He teaches us to unify individual talents to reach great goals, he also symbolizes hard work, and he will not quit until the job is done.

Legend: The Beaver is said to have been a woman at one time. Legends tells of this woman who dammed a stream to swim in it. Because she refused to get out, she was transformed and her leather apron became a Beaver's tail. In Haida legend it is the Beaver who is responsible for providing the Salmon that the Raven had stolen to give back to the people.  Beavers play a variety of roles in Native American folktales from different tribes. In some tribes, they are portrayed as hardworking and persevering, but in others, they represent selfishness and stubbornness. In some stories, Beaver causes floods or droughts by building dams without considering how they will affect other animals.

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Glen Rabena, born in Wapato, WA was adopted into the Eagle Clan by Hereditary Haida Chief, Claude Davidson, at a potlatch in Massett, Haida Gwai (formerly Queen Charlotte Island) in 1987. In 1986-87 Glen worked with Claude's sons Robert and...Artist bio and other available works »