Wayne Alfred
Stone Hands Mask, 2025
Red cedar, acrylic paint
8 1/2 x 8 x 4 inches
21.6 x 20.3 x 10.2 cm
21.6 x 20.3 x 10.2 cm
Price on request
Stone Body is a story from the artist's mother's village. Stone Body attacked the Namgis, who are the tribe of his father. Stone Body was so powerful that it took...
Stone Body is a story from the artist's mother's village. Stone Body attacked the Namgis, who are the tribe of his father. Stone Body was so powerful that it took five Namgis heroes to stop him. Two of the heroes were called Stone Hands and Scabby Knees. Stone Hands got his supernatural power from putting his hands in Sisuitl slime. Sisuitl is a powerful double-headed sea monster that can turn you to stone if you look at it. When Stone Hands hit the ground with his hands, he caused an earthquake and defeated Stone Body.