Raven Panel Yellow Cedar "Coast Salish traditions have honoured

"Coast Salish traditions have honoured wooden carved house post figures

Bowl Carved by John Copage

as White Rock is on Salish territory

wealth and high status of the family

and are often finely carved or painted

Raven Panel Yellow Cedar "Coast Salish traditions have honouredIndigenous artwork on the Pacific Northwest Coast often incorporates figures and animals that are related to crest symbols. Crests have been passed down through families and have varying meanings depending on the context and association with a nation, clan, or family. The figures depicted in contemporary Northwest Coast Indigenous artwork also have varying meanings but there are some common characteristics from a range of sources, including oral