Beautiful Raven's Tail Woven Bag By Aay Aay Gidins
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.