Sisiutl the Double-Headed Serpent (Kwakwaka'wakw)
The Sisiutl is a fearsome three-headed sea serpent whose glance can turn an adversary into stone. Typically depicted as a double-headed serpent with a central humanoid face representing Baxbaxwalanuksiwe' or Komokwa, it has horned heads, protruding tongues, and spiral noses that indicate supernatural power. The Sisiutl is closely associated with shamans, who mediate between natural and supernatural worlds, and warriors believed that its blood made them invincible in battle. It appears as a protective figure on clan house beams, war canoes, and ceremonial regalia. In some myths, the Sisiutl tra