Bear Bentwood Box Acrylic physically

physically

"Coast Salish traditions have honoured wooden carved house post figures

These works are hand-painted and design features may vary

blue and red forms is relieved by the upward sweep of the line between the black and red shapes

"Based on a 2019 acrylic-on-canvas work of the same title

Bear Bentwood Box Acrylic physicallyIndigenous artwork on the Pacific Northwest Coast often incorporates figures and animals that are related to crest symbols. Crests have been passed down through families and have varying meanings depending on the context and association with a nation, clan, or family. The figures depicted in contemporary Northwest Coast Indigenous artwork also have varying meanings but there are some common characteristics from a range of sources, including oral