This Fungus Man carving was hand-carved by Haida artist Allan Weir. It has been carved from red cedar and features 12 pieces of copper for the teeth.

The inspiration behind this carving comes from the book "Entering Time: The Fungus Man Platters of Charles Edenshaw" by Colin Browne. In 2013 there was an exhibition of Charles Edenshaw's work at the Vancouver Art Gallery which included three large argillite platters depicting two frightened figures, the Raven and the Fungus Man, in a canoe.

"The Raven and Fungus Man appear early on in the Haida epic poem “Raven Travelling,” not long after the Raven releases human men from a clamshell. Their mission is to enable men and women to go forth and multiply. The three platters, celebrated not only for their craftsmanship but also for their insight into the psyche, are rarely brought together in one place, and the fact that Edenshaw returned, with a sense of humour, to this primal scene, suggests that the theme was as important to him as it was to his contemporary, Sigmund Freud."

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The carving measures approximately 5 inches or 12 3/4 centimeters in diameter and about 1/2 of an inch or 1 1/4 centimeters thick.

The shadow box is not included but may be purchased separately. Please contact the gallery at [email protected] if you would like to include the shadow box.