Cycle of Life by Lon French Haida Artist 11"x14" Signed Print
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11" x 14" Lon French Signed Print
Multiple print listing, one print is pictured. Signature will vary between prints. Made and printed in Canada.CYCLE OF LIFETHE SALMON SYMBOLIZES INSTINCT, DETERMINATION AND PERSISTENCE AS WELL AS ABUNDANCE, FERTILITY AND RENEWAL. THE SALMON IS ALSO A PROVIDER OF LIFE. SALMON IN PAIRS IS GOOD LUCK. FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS THE SALMON HAVE BEEN THE PRIMARY FOOD SOURCE FOR THE NORTHWEST COAST NATIVE AMERICANS AND ARE HIGHLY RESPECTED. SOME PEOPLE OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST BELIEVED THAT SALMON ARE ACTUALLY IMMORTAL HUMANS WHO LIVE IN VILLAGES DEEP UNDER THE OCEAN. IN THE SPRING TIME THE IMMORTAL HUMANS PUT ON SALMON DISGUISES AND OFFER THEMSELVES AS FOOD TO THE PEOPLE. AFTER THE SALMON WERE EATEN THE PEOPLE WOULD PUT THE FULL FISH SKELETON BACK IN THE WATER IN BELIEF THAT THE SPIRIT WOULD RISE AGAIN AND TURN BACK INTO SALMON PEOPLE, CREATING THE CYCLE OF LIFE.
Multiple print listing, one print is pictured. Signature will vary between prints. Made and printed in Canada.CYCLE OF LIFETHE SALMON SYMBOLIZES INSTINCT, DETERMINATION AND PERSISTENCE AS WELL AS ABUNDANCE, FERTILITY AND RENEWAL. THE SALMON IS ALSO A PROVIDER OF LIFE. SALMON IN PAIRS IS GOOD LUCK. FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS THE SALMON HAVE BEEN THE PRIMARY FOOD SOURCE FOR THE NORTHWEST COAST NATIVE AMERICANS AND ARE HIGHLY RESPECTED. SOME PEOPLE OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST BELIEVED THAT SALMON ARE ACTUALLY IMMORTAL HUMANS WHO LIVE IN VILLAGES DEEP UNDER THE OCEAN. IN THE SPRING TIME THE IMMORTAL HUMANS PUT ON SALMON DISGUISES AND OFFER THEMSELVES AS FOOD TO THE PEOPLE. AFTER THE SALMON WERE EATEN THE PEOPLE WOULD PUT THE FULL FISH SKELETON BACK IN THE WATER IN BELIEF THAT THE SPIRIT WOULD RISE AGAIN AND TURN BACK INTO SALMON PEOPLE, CREATING THE CYCLE OF LIFE.
