Serving Bowl - Bear Round

SKU:
00-02-816
$325.00

Potlatch dish, Bear. Beautifully carved, then hand cast and painted, made from a composite material. This Bear is 10 inch in diameter. Canadian made.

This bowl is a contemporary representation of the bowl and serving pieces used during the potlatches and feasts held by the native people of the Northwest Coast. The Bear is a symbol of earthly power and was sometimes used to indicate the authority of chief. His short snout, large teeth and paws made him an unmistakable figure, representing a particularity great force and might.