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Artist / Maker : |
Amos, Patrick
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Title : |
Killer Whale and Raven
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Date (Execution) : |
1983
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Geographical Origin : |
Nootka Island, British Columbia, Canada
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Cultural Group : |
Mowachaht,
Nuu-chah-nulth
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Style / Period : |
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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 :
A killer whale's head, flipper and dorsal fin are emerging from waves, and a raven, behind the dorsal fin, is holding the whale's back with its talon and stretching its wing back behind it. Red, grey, black and blue ink on cream coloured paper.
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Accession # : |
U990.14.548
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Width (cm) : |
53.00
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Height (cm) : |
37.00
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Depth (cm) : |
0.00
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Mandatory Credit : |
Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grant, Purchased from the Collection of Vincent Rickard
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Artist Statement :
The raven and killer whale are both important animals in Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) mythology. The depiction of the two together is a unique combination by the artist.
(Statement provided by Open Pacific Graphics).
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