First Nations Heiltsuk Raven has a beautiful profile and was finished with a hand-rubbed coppery wash in addition to black paint. Measures 12 x 5.5 x .5 inches, priced at $285.

The artist is originally from Bella Bella, in British Columbia’s Central Coast region. He’s a Heiltsuk First Nations wood carver, and has been honing his craft for more than 50 years.

Bella Bella is on the beautiful and very remote east coast of Campbell Island in the Central Coast region of British Columbia, Canada. With a population of 1,400, Bella Bella is the largest community to be found on the Central Coast north of Queen Charlotte Strait. It is home to the Heiltsuk First Nation.
Like many small communities on the coast, such as nearby Ocean Falls, Bella Bella has had a precarious and isolated existence. The artist lives at Nuutsumuut with his wife and 3 sons. Nuutsumuut Lelum is Nanaimo’s first affordable housing for families in 20 years. Nuutsumuut Lelum is Hulquiminum, the language of the Salish people. In English it means “All in One House.”

Ancestors of the Heiltsuk have been in the Central Coast region of British Columbia since at least 7190 BC or possibly even up to 12,000 BC as evidenced by a 2017 archaeological study of their traditional home on Triquet Island. The Heiltsuk are the main descendants of Haíɫzaqvḷa (Heiltsuk)-speaking people and identify as being from one or more of five tribal groups.