Tlingit Basket, Cornflower/Cedar Nuu-chah-nulth Bears have been depicted as

Bears have been depicted as guardians and protectors of human heroes

Portuguese Joe and his first and second Salish wives

the year before Bill Reid passed away

"Coast Salish traditions have honoured wooden carved house post figures

also acting as a scout who leads Raven to food sources and uncovers hiding spots

Tlingit Basket, Cornflower/Cedar Nuu-chah-nulth Bears have been depicted asTlingit glass artist Preston Singletary is well known for these beautiful basket forms. He references objects like the traditional spruce root baskets from his Tlingit heritage in his glasswork as a way of rethinking and re contextualizing the item. In doing so he imbues these pieces with the elegance and beauty that the traditional woven forms are so well known for.