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Artist / Maker : |
Hunt, Henry
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Title : |
Eagle and Wild Woman
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Date (Execution) : |
1978
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Geographical Origin : |
Tsaxis (Fort Rupert); British Columbia; Canada
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Cultural Group : |
Kwagu'ł,
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 : |
Female facing forward with hands up and eagle on head. Black, green, red and yellow colour scheme.
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Accession # : |
U014.3.312
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Width (cm) : |
50.00
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Height (cm) : |
38.00
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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 :
This design, "Eagle and Wild Woman", was originated from a painting by Henry Hunt on a drum which has been used in Potlatches. The eagle is a family crest on the father's side of the family. The wild woman or tsonoqua, on the maternal side of the family is a familiar figure in the pageantry of the winter dances. The shape of this design is similar to that of totem poles being carved by Henry Hunt and to that of a pole located in Alert Bay. This is Hunt's seventh published print. (Statement provided by Open Pacific Graphics)
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