Gilwa Wawas

Item number Nb3.1476 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Description

Silver bracelet consisting of an outer surface covered entirely with carved design and crosshatched detailing. The image consists of two figures (one with a salmon headdress on its head) paddling a canoe with an eagle design on the side. In the centre is a large sun with a profiled figure in the middle and rays emanating from it. In the right corner is a human head in profile blowing wind towards the canoe. The bracelet has squared ends. There is an inscription on the back reading: ‘Gilwa Wawas, Lyle Wilson, ‘96’.