First Men - Argillite Sculpture with Abalone Inlays

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First Men - Argillite Sculpture with Abalone Inlays
First Men - Argillite Sculpture with Abalone Inlays
First Men - Argillite Sculpture with Abalone Inlays
First Men - Argillite Sculpture with Abalone Inlays
First Men - Argillite Sculpture with Abalone Inlays
First Men - Argillite Sculpture with Abalone Inlays
First Men - Argillite Sculpture with Abalone Inlays
First Men - Argillite Sculpture with Abalone Inlays
First Men - Argillite Sculpture with Abalone Inlays
First Men - Argillite Sculpture with Abalone Inlays

First Men - Argillite Sculpture with Abalone Inlays

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3 3/4" x 8" x 6"

Raven was bored. He was walking along the beach in Haida Gwaii, looking for some new way to amuse himself. As he walked along the beach, the blue ocean in front of him and the green forest behind him didn’t seem interesting. Raven wanted to play, but there was no one to play with. Then he heard a strange sound, unlike any sound he knew. He looked up and down the beach. Where was it coming from? As he walked he noticed a large white clamshell lying in the sand. Inside the clamshell were tiny creatures, unlike any he had seen before. Raven bent down to get a closer look. The creatures seemed afraid of him, so he began to coax them in a gentle voice, “Come out. Come out. Don’t be afraid. I won’t hurt you.” A few of the creatures came out of the clamshell. They were very different from Raven. They had no feathers, no wings, and no beaks. Like him, they walked on two legs, but they had arms, faces with mouths, and black hair. They spoke to each other in a language that Raven didn’t understand. These tiny creatures were the first humans.

Andrew Williams

CULTURAL GROUP:
Haida

BORN:
May 2, 1964

BIRTHPLACE:
Masset, Haida Gwaii

Andrew William's crests include Raven, Shark, Killerwhale, Grizzly, and Raven-Finned Killerwhale. He is self-taught, and has been carving since 1995. In June of 1999, Andrew took a shaping course with Haida carver Gary Minaker-Russ through the First Peoples Cultural Foundation Grant. Andrew's influences are Haida artists Christian White and Terry Yeltazie for their inlay work, and Gary Minaker-Russ for his polishing technique and form. In 2009, Andy graduated from Vancouver's Northwest Coast Jewellery Arts program under established Kwakwaka'wakw/Haida artist Dan Wallace.

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