The Little Wild Man and the Giant Wild Woman of the Woods

Two of the least known, yet most interesting paranormal beasts of the world are from the Northwest Coast of Canada. They are known as the Wild Man and the Wild Woman of the Woods.  

First Nation artists in Canada make dramatic masks portraying the faces of the wild people and sell them to an eager and willing market for prices ranging from 500 to several thousand dollars. . These two are often portrayed in very dramatic looking masks carved by Northwest coast Canadian First Nations artists.

The Wild Man of the woods from Canadian First Nations art is called Bakwas and is a small human-like creature who lives in the forest. He has deep round eyes that are sunken into his sockets and brows that jut out forward. His cheeks are hollow, his mouth is often grimacing and his nose appears like a hooked beak. It is said that the Wild Man can sometimes be seen early in the morning on the beach collecting cockles, which are a type of mollusk as his food. 

You can buy this First Nation Artwork on Etsy.  

The carving of the Wild Man is priced at $1,000.00

The Wild Man is also considered the chief of ghosts and spirits of people who drowned are often hovering near him. Humans must beware of the Wild Man tempting others to join him for a meal. If one eats some of the Wild Mans food, one will turn into a being just like him.

This carving is selling for $1800.00

In contrast to the Wild Man, the Wild Woman of the woods or Dzunukwa as she is known, is a giant powerful and fearsome figure twice the size of humans. 

From Northwest coast Canadian First Nations art and legend, she is a dark and hairy ogress with supernatural powers. Her almost blind eyes are also large and sunken like those of the Wild Man but sometimes they have a red glow. 

The Wild Woman.  If you find a bargain, you might get her for $600.00, but more 

likely you will pay at least a thousand dollars for this carving. 

She is usually portrayed making her wild call (Uh, huu, uu, uu) with her open mouth and thick red puckered lips. It is said that if children foolishly wander into the forest, the Wild Woman will capture them and eat them. 

The Wild Woman carries a basket on her back which contains the children that she caught. Fortunately, she is not considered very bright and usually the children are able to outsmart her in escaping.

 Interestingly enough, even though the Wild Woman represents the dark and dangerous side of the forests, she is also a bringer of wealth for some Northwest coast Canadian First Nations tribes. A Wild Woman mask can be considered somewhat of a status symbol that only some powerful and rich Northwest coast Canadian First Nations families have.

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