amnhnyc:More than a century old, this Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw feast dish depicts a killer whale with a human
amnhnyc:More than a century old, this Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw feast dish depicts a killer whale with a human head and a second human head within its dorsal fin. The human is Siwidi, a mythic hero who travels undersea in a canoe that transforms into a killer whale.See it in Whales: Giants of the Deep. © AMNH/D. FinninOne of my favourites -- source link