Four Main Crests of Gingolx Panel by Melvin Clayton, Nisga'a

Four Main Crests of Gingolx Panel, 1992
by Melvin Clayton, Nisga'a First Nation
red cedar, pigment
26” high x 12” wide x 1” deep

This intricately carved panel depicts the four clans of Gingolx Village (formally Kincolith): Eagle, Frog, Wolf, and Killer Whale. 

Melvin Clayton is a Nisga'a First Nation carver from Prince Rupert, British Columbia.