Hand-carved Alder Wood Northwest Coast Raven Bowl honey colored He was a faculty member

He was a faculty member at the Cambridge School of Weston

in Japanese--dates from the Meiji period

this piece by Andersen Design Studio

but they are done in the manner of Jacob Jensen (Denmark)

which I think make it feel all the more true Art Nouveau

Hand-carved Alder Wood Northwest Coast Raven Bowl honey colored He was a faculty memberThis hand carved Northwest Coast raven bowl, with detailed carving on its face, body and tail feathers, is made of alder wood and signed with a mark and "8J7." Symbolizing creation, knowledge, the complexity of nature and the subtlety of truth, the raven is a sacred figure in Northwest Coast native cultures. Believed to have shape shifting qualities and called upon in ritual in order to clarify visions, the raven is also believed to carry messages in