The double-headed serpent is a supernatural creature  best known as the sisiutl of the Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl) people  though it also appears in the traditions of the Salish, Nuu-chah-nulth, and Makah nations. While often mistaken for lightning serpents—companions of Thunderbird—these beings are distinct entities.

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This particular whorl is my interpretation of a double-headed serpent design found on the Ozette whale saddle.

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Alder

Diameter = 6 in.

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