Button blanket, by Mrs. Seaweed, Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw

The thunderbird is one of four ancestors of the Kwagu’l people of Fort Rupert. (The others are Seagull, Sun and Grizzly bear). On this blanket, thunderbird is surrounded by coppers – a symbol of wealth amongst the Kwakwaka’wakw, and for several other Northwest Coast peoples.