Ellie Tungilik

Finding Hope

Nunavut Arctic College
Sterling silver, 18K yellow gold, walrus ivory
Approximately 1.3 x 23 x 23 cm
0.5 x 9 x 9 in

I have spent many days on the nuna (land) listening to stories about ravens. My own raven story is reflected in the neckpiece Finding Hope. Once there was a raven called Rave, who liked to travel afar meeting new people and learning new things. He had a lover named Nuna, who loved all the different colours of other birds. One day they found a hatchling and raised it as their own. Three years later Nuna fell sick and passed. After grieving, Rave took the little bird on a long journey, introducing it to all the birds/people/colours of the world and sharing the hope of finding another to love.