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Artist / Maker : |
Hunt, Eugene
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Title : |
Kwakiutl Sun
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Date (Execution) : |
1998
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Geographical Origin : |
Tsaxis (Fort Rupert); British Columbia; Canada
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Cultural Group : |
Kwakwaka'wakw
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Style / Period : |
Contemporary 1950 -
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Medium / Material : |
Serigraph
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Support / Technique : |
Paper
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Object Type : |
screen prints
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Visual Description :
Octagon composition with beige background and black border. Yellow, red and black image of a beaked sun in the centre.
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Accession # : |
U014.3.294
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Width (cm) : |
38.00
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Height (cm) : |
41.00
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Depth (cm) : |
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Mandatory Credit : |
Gift from the Collection of George and Christiane Smyth
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Artist Statement :
The sun is the personal emblem of the chiefs and is involved in several legends. Because it is a family crest figure it is displayed in the winter Klasila dances as part of a family's dloogwi, or box of treasures. Eugene originally painted this design on a hexagonal tambourine style drum. (Statement provided by Pacific Editions)
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