• Materials: Sterling Silver 925
• Measurements: 1 7/16" X 1 7/16" / 37mm X 37mm
• Artists: Harold Alfred
• Totem Symbols: Kolus
• Styles: Canadian First Nations
• Categories: Brooches

Kolus

Kolus is a guardian spirit that embodies a youthful Thunderbird. Kolus is characterized by an exceptionally thick coat of white down, which keeps it warm and dry. If Kolus overheats, it discards its downy exterior to temporarily manifest as a human. Beneath its majestic wings lie lightning serpents, which serve as both instruments and weapons in its revered arsenal. The kolus symbolizes dominance, safeguarding qualities and resilience.

Harold Alfred

Born and raised in Alert Bay, British Columbia on Cormorant Island to the Nimpkish band. Harold started to learn proper implementation of designs, history, legends and art forms at a very young age. Studied under the supervision of the present day Kwakiutl master artists. With the appreciation and knowledge of Kwakiutl art, he combined his techniques with woodcarving, silversmithing and three-dimensional shaping together, designed outstanding art pieces which have contemporary feeling and a strong sense of the past.