Dogfish Woman Brooch with Abalone

The Dogfish is a small shark that inhabits the cold waters along the Northwest Coast. Complete stories of Dogfish Woman have not survived the ravages of time and smallpox but she is reputed to have been a very powerful friend to her descendants. Family crests and totems include ancestors both real and mythical where she often appears as a very beautiful woman with a large nose and pointed teeth like the shark she really was. The minds of men are still captivated by this beautiful and dangerous woman.