An open-work whorl featuring two head-to-tail lightning serpents seemingly chasing each other. I imagine this is how lightning serpents play while waiting for Thunderbird to call on them to go whaling.  While perfectly functional, I like feeling of motion and lightness of this whorl. 
 
The nucleated circles on the bodies of the serpents are largely a historic innovation in southern Northwest Coast art that depended on acquiring metal nails that could be fashioned into small compasses. 

Alder, acrylic
Dia. = 7 in.

3.8 oz.                                           SOLD

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