Thunderbird Spirit Mask Red Edition 9/75

Edition 9/75

As a trickster figure

This cast edition of 12 is a portion of Marston's bronze installation in Stanley Park which stands at the site of the artist's family’s ancestral village site X̲wáýx̲way and commemorates the history of his ancestors

Frog is also associated with versatility as it lives in both water and land

From the Exhibition catalogue

Thunderbird Spirit Mask Red Edition 9/751993 Indigenous 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