Canadian First Nations, Hand Carved Sterling Silver Hummingbirg Earrings, Indigenous Native Jewellery, Coast hot Salish

hot These hummingbird earrings are hand-carved from sterling silver by Coast Salish artist Gilbert Pat. He uses surgical steel for his ear wires.

Each earring measures 1.50" x 0.75" including the hooks.


HUMMINGBIRDS SYMBOLIZE: BEAUTY, LOVE, HARMONY

The hummingbird is known as the joyful messenger of spirits and a mysterious traveler. If a Hummingbird appears during a time of great sorrow and pain, healing will soon follow. Hummingbird also symbolizes intelligence and the fragility of nature and all living things. They put the twinkle in the stars. To receive one as a gift says you are wished joy, healing, and love, and bring joy to the giver's life.


Born in 1945 in Sardis, British Columbia, Gilbert is Coast Salish. He later moved to Alert Bay on Cormorant Island near the North-eastern tip of Vancouver Island. Gilbert studied carving under Lloyd Wadhams Sr. Gilbert's style of fine detailing, and craftsmanship has made his work highly sought after. Gilbert married a Kwakwaka'wakw woman from Alert Bay and they have two sons. Jeff and Jason, to whom he taught the art of jewellery carving. He and his family now live in Victoria where he works in his studio.


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