Cole Speck Kwakwaka’wakw, b. 1991
Numas and the Butterfly, 2020
Red cedar, acrylic, horsehair
30 x 21 1/2 x 10 inches
76.2 x 54.6 x 25.4 cm
76.2 x 54.6 x 25.4 cm
Reserved
Numas and the Butterfly tells the story of the hero Numas who flees to the top of a mountain as the world begins to flood. Panicked by the rising water,...
Numas and the Butterfly tells the story of the hero Numas who flees to the top of a mountain as the world begins to flood. Panicked by the rising water, Butterfly comforts Numas by landing on his nose. As Butterfly flaps his wings, the water recedes, and Numas is able to go back home.