Salmon Rattle, 1986
By Andy Louie, Kwakwaka'wakw First nation
red cedar, rope, pigment
5.5” high x 20.25” long x 3” deep
Note: The rattle sound is made from small, carved, red cedar paddles in the belly of the salmon.
Andy Louie, also known by his Native name Tanaktuek, is a member of the Kwakwaka’wakw First Nation. Andy was born in 1954 on New Vancouver Island, a small fishing village off the east coast of Vancouver Island. Andy takes the Raven as his family crest. He cites his father, Mike Louie, a fisherman, logger, and carver as his teacher. Andy prefers to work with red and yellow cedar, carving superb talking sticks, figurines, totem poles, masks, and bentwood boxes. In 1992, Andy had a 19-foot pole raised in Maple Ridge, a community just outside of Vancouver, dedicated to the people of the community.
