Beautiful Raven's Tail Woven Bag By Aay Aay Gidins

$2,500.00
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30cm x 36cm Embellished with Sea Otter Fur and Abalone Buttons. Hand woven Raven's Tail Bag.

Compact White Twining Pattern is Spider Web design.

Top Black and White Twining is Lattice Pattern

Bottom Black and White Twining is Tree Shadow Pattern

in the middle is One Within Another

Side spiral weft is Fish Net

the two colour twining on the bottom is artist’s signature/

 

Aay Aay Gidins

 

Aay Aay Gidins belongs to the Gidins Eagle clan of Haida Gwaii. In 2008, he learned Naaxiin (Chilkat weaving) from Evelyn Vanderhoop and 2013. In 2014 he completed advanced Naaxin weaving. Aay Aay is also an incredible jeweller who learned techniques from the late Val Malesku and sister Wendy.  As well as his Naaxin weaving, Aay Aay has a unique style that uses silver & copper castings, abalone with silver & copper cut-out designs as well as an incredible wax technique for making tiny linen baskets worn as earrings.