Ko-kwahl-alwoot the Maiden of Deception Pass
by Mary Lee Dereske
Title
Ko-kwahl-alwoot the Maiden of Deception Pass
Artist
Mary Lee Dereske
Medium
Photograph - Artistic Natural Photography
Description
Ko-kwahl-alwoot is a guardian of the Samish People of northwestern Washington. She risked her life to save the Samish from starvation by marrying a man of the sea. Ko-kwahl-alwoot lives eternally underwater. Here she glows with the orange of the setting sun at Rosario Beach near Deception Pass.
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June 30th, 2021
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