Bracelet depicting Raven and Human, 2008
by Norman Tait, Nisga'a First Nation
hand carved sterling silver
6 1/2” around x 1 1/4” opening x 1” wide
Nisga'a artist Norman Tait was born in 1941 in the northern community of Kincolith, British Columbia. He learned from his family protocols, oral histories and ceremonies and had an early interest in the arts.
Norman carved a 55 foot totem pole for the entranceway to the Field Museum in Chicago, and a totem pole commissioned by the British Royal Family for Bushy Park in London. He has carved and ceremonially raised five totem poles in Greater Vancouver, including at the University of British Columbia Museum of Anthropology, Stanley Park, Capilano Mall and the Native Education Centre.
He has conducted extensive research into Nisga’a art and is the foremost Nisga’a artist in wood, precious metals and graphics.
