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This design has been adapted from
an original design I did back in 1996. It has always been a personal
favorite of mine, honoring the Eagle Shark clan. My grandfather is
Wooshkeetaan. I just recently did some research and found a story to go
along with this design. The Origin of GonaqAdet, Tlingit Myths and Text is
the site I found it on if you'd like to read the entire story. There are
stories told of a monster that lived in the lake. A man had caught this
monster who had sharp, strong teeth and claws that looked like copper. He
dried the skins out very carefully, climbed inside and swam into the
water. He swam under the lake to the monster house, it was beautiful. He
discovered that he could swim out to sea from there and when the famine
came could swim out for big fish and bring it back to the beach. He left
it next to the houses to keep his secret. This went on for many night and
each night he would bring back a bigger fish, more food for the people of
his village. He had always told his wife "I am going away, if you hear a
raven before I get back, don't go looking for me. If you see that I am
dead in the skin that I'm in, which is bringing us good luck, don not take
me out of it but put me with the skin where I used to hide and you will
get help." That night he had gone out and was bringing back two whales, he
had almost gotten back to the beach when the ravens woke up. His wife
awoke and heard the ravens, saw that her husband was not home and ran out
to the beach. Her mother was already there and had found the monster on
the beach in between two whales. The wife began crying louder and louder
and the people did not understand why she would be crying over a monster.
But his hand could be seen coming out of the monsters mouth as if
he almost made it out. The people believed that the monster had
captured him. From that time on the monster has been known as GonaqAdet.
Days past and the woman was still very upset about her husband, she
was at the lake crying when she saw some movement in the water, she heard
a voice "Get on my back, hold on tight". The monster swam down to his
house with her on his back. The monster is the GonaqAdet that brings good
luck to those that see him. His wife also brings good luck to hose that
see her and so do their children, the "daughters of the creek" who live at
the head of over every stream.
View from the top to show handle and clasps Top view to show round tubular sides and flat bottom Bottom view with initials Side view $960(tax included) This bag was hand stitched one bead at a time using a peyote stitch. Approx. 6,000 beads and 100 hours, design is the same on both sides Description: colors used Steel Grey Delica beads, Sliver Lined Delica beads size 11, hexagon 2 beaded handles and 3 beaded clasps Beads used for handle, Amethyst glass, Steel Grey semi-precious beads, Hex 2-cut Sliver Lined Measurements of bag 8 1/2 cm tall, 26 1/2 cm wide around, 10 1/2 cm wide flat bottom small beaded hand bag can hold small wallet*, cellphone, keys, lightweight objects *small handmade cloth wallet fitted for bag included, not pictured
This is the design I've adapted to bead work for this small hand bag Contact Harmony at harmonysart@yahoo.com with any questions or orders |
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