1.5” round sterling silver mirror polished "Raven Steals the Light" pendant hand engraved by Tlingit artist Rob Martin of Haines, Alaska

Each piece is handmade so there may be some slight differences

Rob Martin is a Chilkat Tlingit Kaagwaantaan from the Eagle clan killer whale house located in Haines Alaska

The story of Raven stealing the light for examples highlights many of his traits. Raven flew in the darkness during the beginning of time when one day he saw a light far off. Curious as he was he flew to it. Not knowing how to get to it he noticed a young woman walking in and out of the great chiefs house. So he turned himself into a spruce needle floating into the water that the young woman collected and drank. In a short time she was pregnant and had a baby with a beak like nose. The great chief was very happy with this. Raven very fast grew and realized where the light was coming from. Threw a magnificent fit tell the daughter convinced her father to give raven the boxes that held the great chiefs most treasured possessions. The sun, moon and stars. Raven instantly transformed back into the white raven and flew out the smoke hole. The sun was so hot in his beak that he dropped each item one by one. When last the Sun was so hot it turned him black finally making him release it to great people giving the world light once again.