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Mark Preston

Killerwhale Earrings

$160.00 CAD
$160.00 CAD

Contemporary killerwhale Earrings by Mark Preston

Sterling Silver 7.7 grams



Authentic, West Coast, Indigenous Art: Killer Whale Earrings

  • Designed by Mark Preston

    Mark Preston (Tenna-Tsa-Teh) is of Tlingit and Irish ancestry and presently resides in the Yukon. He studied silver carving with well known master jeweler and carver Phil Janze (Gitskan Nation). Preston cites Mark Rothko and Jack Bush as influences in his more recent paintings and artworks which transcend the traditional Tlingit Native art form and move him closer into the abstract and contemporary realm.

  • The Killer Whale Symbol in Indigenous Art

    Both revered and feared, the Killer Whale has a long history of being the hunter of the sea. The traits and characteristics of the Killer Whale are strength, dignity as well as prosperity and longevity. They are known to follow a matriarchal society, so we honour the mother Killer Whale for its resilience in nature.

  • Sterling Silver Earrings, Made in BC, Canada

    "Killerwhale Earrings" and all First Nations Gallery jewelry is made on reservation land, located in what is known as North Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada.

Learn more about the history and symbolism of the Killer Whale in Indigenous culture here.