Bear and Raven in the Bush - Silver Pendant with 14k Gold
Bear and Raven in the Bush - Silver Pendant with 14k Gold
2 3/4" x 2" dia.
Chain not included.
This piece was created for the exhibition 'Flourishing Forms: Flora in Northwest Coast Indigenous Jewellery' held at Lattimer Gallery from October 4 - October 18, 2024.
Joe Descoteaux
CULTURAL GROUP:
Ojibway
BORN:
1964
BIRTHPLACE:
Kitchener, ON
Born in Ontario, Joe moved to British Columbia in the 1980s where he met his wife Cheryl Wadhams. Joe began working in the Northwest Coast style under the guidance of Cheryl and her uncles Don Dawson and Raymond Wadhams. After working in wood for a year, Joe learned jewellery making techniques from Lloyd Wadhams Jr. In 2007, at a potlatch in Alert Bay, Joe was given the name Hilamas, a traditional name from the Dawson family which means 'he fixes things'. In 2019, Joe was featured in the book Understanding Northwest Coast Indigenous Jewelry by author Alex Dawkins.
