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Sculpture
Polar Bear with Shaman
Davidee Piungitu, (1930 - )
Piungitu, Davidee
Canada
1930
Male
2 1/4 x 5 3/4 x 12 1/4 in. (5.7 x 14.6 x 31.1 cm)
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Stone
Stone
Inuit; made in Clyde River Region, Canada
0
0
1900-2000, bears, Native American, Native American art, sculpture
Sculpture
This piece is relatively recent and may represent an inua or spirit/soul of a bear in human form. A label on the bottom of the piece links it to Canadian Arctic Producers (CAP), a government-initiated cooperative established in 1965 to market the work of the aboriginal people of northern Canada.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
bottom, Label of Canadian Arctic Producers cooperative.bottom, Four letters, in Inuit alphabet, phonetically: Pi-u-ngi-tubottom
1983.82
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/10/2001
83.82SL1
slide
full
2 x 2
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glossy
8 x 10
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glossy
detail
4 x 5
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negative
4 x 5
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83.82DI1
digital image
2 x 2
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83.82DI#2
digital image
2/19/2008
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83.82DI#3
digital image
another view
2/19/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/83.82_A3.jpg
Textiles
Chilkat Robe (Naaxéin)
Tlingit artist, (active )
Tlingit artist
United States
Primary
52 3/4 x 62 1/2 in. (134 x 158.8 cm)
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overall
overall
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overall
overall
Wool
Wool
Fringe is entirely reproduction.
Tlingit; made in Alaska
0
0
Native American, Native American art, textiles
Textiles
Living along the Chilkat River of Southern Alaska, the Chilkat people are a single kwan, or geographical grouping, of the larger Tlingit culture. Male and female clan leaders honor their ancestors, both human and animal, by wearing Chilkat robes at festivals called potlatches and other important events. The Chilkat robe (or naaxéin) is a woven ceremonial cape traditionally worn and danced by the chief and other important members of Tlingit society. When danced, the motions of the performer include the dramatic manipulation of the long fringe, further enlivening the animal forms on the robe.
The patterns on Chilkat robes represent animals important to Tlingit clans. These designs manipulate and rearrange specific animal forms, often adding additional faces and multiple eyes. This Chilkat robe features a diving humpback whale in the center panel. The whale is pictured both from above and in profile. Seated ravens shown in profile fill the two side panels of the robe. The arrangement of the overall design takes into account the position of these individual components when the robe is worn.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
1968.35
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
glossy
full
8 x 10
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full
4 x 5
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68.35SL1
slide
full
2 x 2
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68.35DI#1
digital image
full
2 x 2
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69.35DI#2
digital image
Front
1/13/2009
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69.35DI#3
digital image
Detail
1/13/2009
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69.35DI#4
digital image
Detail
1/13/2009
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69.35DI#5
digital image
Detail
1/13/2009
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69.35DI#6
digital image
Detail
1/13/2009
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69.35DI#7
digital image
Detail
1/13/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/68.35_A7.jpg
69.35DI#8
condition
digital image
Verso
1/9/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/Conservation photos/68.35/68.35_C1.JPG
68.35DI#9
cond
digital image
Verso
1/9/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/Conservation photos/68.35/68.35_C2.JPG
68.35TR1
transparency
Front
4 x 5
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68.35DI#10
digital image
00/00/00
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Ceramics
Bowl
Zia Pueblo artist, (active )
Zia Pueblo artist
United States
4 x 9 3/4 in. (10.2 x 24.8 cm)
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Clay
Clay
Zia Pueblo; made in New Mexico
0
0
bowls, ceramics, MAG 1926 Children's Museum, Native American, Native American art
Ceramics
1927.27
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
glossy
8 x 10
00/00/00
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27.27SL1
slide
side 1
2 x 2
00/00/00
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27.27SL2
slide
side 2
2 x 2
00/00/00
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27.27DI1
digital image
side 1
2 x 2
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/27.27_A1.jpg
27.27DI#2
digital image
4/25/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/27.27_A2.jpg
Ceramics
Small Jar
Hopi or Zuni artist, (active )
Hopi or Zuni artist
United States
5 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. (14 x 21 cm)
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Clay
Clay
Hopi or Zuni; made in Arizona or New Mexico
0
0
ceramics, jars, Native American, Native American art
Ceramics
1935.12
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
glossy
side 1
8 x 10
00/00/00
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glossy
side 2
8 x 10
00/00/00
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35.12SL1
slide
side 1
2 x 2
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35.12DI1
digital image
side 1
2 x 2
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/35.12_A2.jpg
35.12DI#2
digital image
Front
4/10/2007
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/35.12_A1.jpg
Woodwork
Raven Dance Mask
Kwakwaka'wakw artist, (active )
Kwakwaka'wakw artist
Canada
56 in. (142.2 cm)
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Wood, pigment
Wood, pigment
Kwakwaka'wakw; made in British Columbia, Canada
mid 19th century
1833
1866
birds, masks (sculpture), Native American, Native American art, religious & ritual objects
Woodwork
This mask represents Raven, one of the creatures most important to the Kwakwaka’wakw people. Known to be quick learners, aggressive defenders of territory, and very social with one another, ravens have been a respected clan emblem for centuries. Raven masks are worn during a portion of the hamatsa, an initiation masquerade for young men. Following a choreographed sequence, with beaks projecting upward and masks moving wildly from side to side, the hinged lower jaw of the mask is manipulated with a cord. When the cord is pulled, the mask responds with a loud clacking sound – the “hap, hap” of the birds’ voices – adding to the dramatic effect of the performance.
Hamatsa is performed at Kwakwaka’wakw potlatches. Potlatches are traditional cross-clan celebrations including dancing, feasting and magnanimous distribution of gifts held to honor births, marriages, deaths and other changes in social relationships. Potlatches continue to this day, despite attempts to ban them by both the Canadian and United States governments in the late 19th century.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
1964.111
item
Memorial Art Gallery
11/21/2000
64.111TR1
transparency
4 x 5
00/00/00
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64.111SL1
slide
full
2 x 2
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3 x 5
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64.111SL2
slide
detail of eye
2 x 2
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64.111DI2
digital image
Inhouse58
4 x 5
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64.111DI1
digital image
4 x 5
00/00/00
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64.111DI3
digital image
TRC4
00/00/00
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Basketry
Clam Basket
Native American artist
Native American artist
United States
Primary
12 1/4 x 11 x 14 1/2 in. (31.1 x 27.9 x 36.8 cm)
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Bark
Bark
Native American; made in Puget Sound, Washington
0
0
1800-1900, basketry, Native American, Native American art
Basketry
This basket from an unidentified Coast Salish group was probably used to collect clams, mussels, small fish, seaweed and other saltwater resources. The open twined container provided drainage and also helped prevent mold and insect infestation when used for food storage.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
1922.32
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
22.32SL1
slide
full
2 x 2
00/00/00
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22.32DI1
digital image
full
2 x 2
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/22.32_A1.jpg
22.32DI#2
digital image
2/19/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/22.32_A2.jpg
Sculpture
Shaman Medicine Charm
Tlingit artist, (active )
Tlingit artist
United States
6 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (15.9 x 5.7 cm)
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Walrus ivory
Walrus ivory
Tlingit; made in Alaska
0
0
1800-1900, Native American, Native American art, religious & ritual objects
Sculpture
The belief that humans can draw power from the non-human world is a framework that underlies many belief systems, and is especially strong in most Native North American culture groups. Shamans played an especially important role in this respect. Responsible for curing the sick, controlling the weather, guaranteeing successful fish runs, combating witches, and providing assistance during battle, shamans moved freely between the human and spirit world. Tlingit shamans often carried charms like this one. Each charm is unique and often includes a multiplicity of figures. This charm is in the form of a whale, with the rear assuming the form of a land otter, a highly powerful spirit helper to the shaman.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
1922.5
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
22.5SL1
slide
full
2 x 2
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glossy
2 x 2
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negative
2 x 2
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negative
8 x 10
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22.5DI1
digital image
full
2 x 2
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22.5DI#2
digital image
2/19/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/22.5_A2.jpg
Sculpture
Bear
Inuit artist, (active )
Inuit artist
Canada
5 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 4 in. (14.6 x 9.5 x 10.2 cm)
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Stone
Stone
Inuit; made in Nunavik, Quebec, Canada
ca. 1955
1950
1960
1900-2000, bears, Native American, Native American art, sculpture
Sculpture
1957.39
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/10/2001
57.39SL1
slide
2 x 2
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negative
5 x 7
00/00/00
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glossy
5 x 7
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57.39DI1
digital image
2 x 2
00/00/00
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57.39DI#2
digital image
10/12/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/57.39_A2.jpg
Decorative Arts
Comb
Tlingit or Haida artist, (active )
Tlingit or Haida artist
United States or Canada
Primary
5 1/8 in. (13 cm)
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Bone
Bone
Tlingit or Haida; made in United States or Canada
0
0
1800-1900, implements & costume, Native American, Native American art
Decorative Arts
Combs were worn by shamans during curing ceremonies as well as when they were not practicing. Decorated with both spirit helpers and crest emblems, they were also used by chiefs and women of status.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
1953.62
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/20/2001
53.62SL1
slide
full
2 x 2
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glossy
with 33.28, 22.5
5 x 7
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negative
with 33.28. 22.5
5 x 7
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53.62DI1
digital image
1 detail
2 x 2
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/53.62_A1.jpg
53.62SL2
slide
detail
2 x 2
00/00/00
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53.62DI#2
digital image
2/19/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/53.62_A2.jpg
Sculpture
Hunter and Seal
Inuit artist, (active )
Inuit artist
Canada
Primary
8 1/4 x 8 x 4 1/4 in. (21 x 20.3 x 10.8 cm)
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Stone
Stone
Inuit; made in Nunavik, Quebec, Canada
0
0
Native American, Native American art, sculpture, seals (animals)
Sculpture
1957.46
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/10/2001
negative
5 x 7
00/00/00
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glossy
5 x 7
00/00/00
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57.46DI#1
digital image
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/Inventory pictures/57.46_I1.jpg
57.46DI#2
digital image
10/12/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/57.46_A1.jpg
57.46DI#3
digital image
10/12/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/57.46_A2.jpg
Sculpture
Man and Woman in Canoe with Totemic Animals
Haida artist, (active )
Haida artist
Canada
4 x 2 1/4 x 13 7/8 in. (10.2 x 5.7 x 35.2 cm)
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Stone
Stone
Haida; made in Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada
ca. 1900
1895
1905
1900-2000, boats, Native American, Native American art, religious & ritual objects
Sculpture
Argillite, a fine-grained sedimentary rock sometimes called “black slate,” is mined in the Queen Charlotte Islands, the only mineable source in North America. These small and easily transportable sculptures were first made by the Haida in the early 19th century for trade with outsiders. Here the canoe is filled with a raven, a bear and two human paddlers. The animals are totemic figures, relating to matrilineal clans; the human figure with longer hair may be a shaman. These sculptures are still being made today in an array of figure groupings and materials.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
1983.17
item
Memorial Art Gallery
2/13/2001
83.17SL1
slide
full
2 x 2
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glossy
8x10
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negative
4x5
00/00/00
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83.17DI1
digital image
2 x 2
00/00/00
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83.17DI#2
digital image
2/19/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/83.17_A2.jpg
83.17DI#3
digital image
other side
2/19/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/83.17_A3.jpg
Sculpture
Face Mask
Nuxálk artist, (active )
Nuxálk artist
Canada
29 1/2 x 18 x 11 in. (74.9 x 45.7 x 27.9 cm)
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Wood
Wood
Nuxálk; made in Canada
0
0
1800-1900, masks (sculpture), Native American, Native American art
Sculpture
The Nuxalkmc (Nuxálk people) were once referred to as the "Bella Coola." Their homeland and territory are located in and around the Bella Coola valley on the central coast of what is now known as British Columbia, Canada. A rugged inland area located 75 miles from the Pacific Ocean, the region features high mountains rising steeply from the shores of inlets. Nuxálk traditional stories are filled with fabulous beings, many human in form and represented by masked performers in ceremonial dance dramas. Both natural and commercial pigments were used in the decoration of masks, and the characteristic blue, vermilion and black painting is dramatic and distinctive. Very little is known about this mask that is too large to have been worn.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
1984.45
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/10/2001
84.45SL1
slide
full frontal
2 x 2
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glossy
8x10
00/00/00
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negative
4x5
00/00/00
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84.45DI1
digital image
2 x 2
00/00/00
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84.45SL2
slide
full back
2 x 2
00/00/00
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84.45DI#2
digital image
6/18/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/84.45_A2.jpg
84.45DI3
digital image
Back
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/84.45_A3.jpg
Woodwork
Totem Pole
First Nations artist, (active )
First Nations artist
Canada
Primary
24 x 4 1/8 x 4 3/4 in. (61 x 10.5 x 12.1 cm)
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Wood
Wood
First Nations; made in British Columbia, Canada
0
0
Native American, Native American art, totem poles
Woodwork
1983.16
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/10/2001
83.16SL1
slide
full
2x2
00/00/00
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negative
4x5
00/00/00
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glossy
8x10
00/00/00
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83.16DI1
digital image
full
2x2
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/83.16_A1.jpg
83.16DI#2
digital image
Front
2/19/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/83.16_A2.jpg
83.16DI#3
digital image
side view
2/19/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/83.16_A3.jpg
Sculpture
Walrus
Inuit artist, (active )
Inuit artist
Canada
Primary
3 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (8.9 x 16.5 cm)
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Stone
Stone
Inuit; made in Nunavut, Canada
0
0
1900-2000, Native American, Native American art, sculpture, walruses
Sculpture
1957.54
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/10/2001
57.54SL1
slide
2 x 2
00/00/00
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57.54DI1
digital image
2 x 2
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/57.54_A1.jpg
57.54DI#2
digital image
10/12/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/57.54_A2.jpg
Basketry
Berry Basket
Nisqually artist, (active )
Nisqually artist
United States
Primary
8 x 8 1/4 x 12 1/8 in. (20.3 x 21 x 30.8 cm)
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Bark
Bark
Nisqually; made in Washington
0
0
1800-1900, basketry, Native American, Native American art
Basketry
1922.18
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
22.18SL1
slide
full
2 x 2
00/00/00
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22.18DI1
digital image
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/22.18_A1.jpg
22.18DI#1
digital image
2/19/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/22.18_A2.jpg
Ceramics
Jar (Olla)
Santo Domingo Pueblo artist, (active )
Santo Domingo Pueblo artist
United States
15 x 15 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. (38.1 x 39.4 x 39.4 cm)
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Clay
Clay
Santo Domingo Pueblo; made in New Mexico
0
0
ceramics, jars, Native American, Native American art
Ceramics
One of the largest of the Northern pueblos, Santo Domingo is between Santa Fe and Albuquerque. The pottery produced there is distinguished by its cream slip base and dark black geometric designs, with particular attention paid to the negative spaces. The local clay is quite elastic and lends itself easily to large forms. This piece presents the hallmarks of an elegant and solid figure, rolled-out rim, small neck and gracefully tapered bottom.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
1973.140
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
73.140SL1
slide
full
2 x 2
00/00/00
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full
4 x 5
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full
4 x 5
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glossy
full
8 x 10
00/00/00
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73.140DI1
digital image
full
2 x 2
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/73.140_A1.jpg
73.140DI#2
digital image
2/19/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/73.140_A2.jpg
Ceramics
Jar (Olla)
Zia Pueblo artist, (active )
Zia Pueblo artist
United States
Primary
11 1/4 x 13 1/2 in. (28.6 x 34.3 cm)
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Terracotta
Terracotta
Zia Pueblo; made in New Mexico
1860-1930
1860
1930
ceramics, Native American, Native American art, vessels
Ceramics
Resistant to the pressures of fashion, the Zia design vocabulary has changed little in over a hundred years. These decorative compositions often consist of a mix of geometric forms, rainbow bands (shown here encircling the neck), floral designs and references to bird imagery. Note the abstracted feather design repeated within several circles around the jar.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
1978.44
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
78.44SL1
slide
full
2 x 2
00/00/00
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glossy
8 x 10
00/00/00
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negative
4 x 5
00/00/00
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78.44SL2
slide
full
2 x 2
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
78.44DI1
digital image
full
2 x 2
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/78.44_A1.jpg
78.44DI#2
digital image
2/19/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/78.44_A2.jpg
78.44DI#3
digital image
78.44_A3.jpg
2/19/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/78.44_A3.jpg
Ceramics
Jar (Olla)
Zuni Pueblo artist, (active )
Zuni Pueblo artist
United States
Primary
8 7/8 x 13 3/4 in. (22.5 x 35 cm)
.
.
.
overall
overall
Clay
Clay
Zuni; made in New Mexico
1860-1900
1860
1900
1800-1900, ceramics, Native American, Native American art, vessels
Ceramics
Focusing more on design motifs and less on symmetry of form, a Zuni jar often combines lyrical figures with geometric abstractions. This jar depicts a distinctive Zuni design, a painting of a deer with a heart-line: a red arrow of life or breath that extends from its mouth to its chest.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
on side
1973.141
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
73.141SL1
slide
full
2 x 2
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
glossy
full
8 x 10
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
negative
full
4 x 5
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
73.141DI1
digital image
full
2 x 2
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/73.141_A1.jpg
73.141SL2
slide
with 35.11 & 27.26
2 x 2
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
73.141DI2
digital image
full
2 x 2
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
73.141DI#2
digital image
2/19/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/73.141_A2.jpg
73.141DI#3
digital image
side 2
2/19/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/73.141_A3.jpg
Ceramics
Jar (Olla)
Zuni Pueblo artist, (active )
Zuni Pueblo artist
United States
Primary
9 1/4 x 12 in. (23.5 x 30.5 cm)
.
.
.
Clay
Clay
Zuni Pueblo; made in New Mexico
0
0
ceramics, Native American, Native American art, vessels
Ceramics
Characteristic features of Zuni pottery are: areas of parallel lines (hatching), stylized birds, and a large rosette. The line break, which is the space left by the incomplete circular painted border that separates the upper and lower sections of the jar, is called by the Zuni onane, or “road.” It is thought to represent the life of the pottery painter herself, and must be left unfinished. It may also refer to the sipapu, or mythic place of emergence from the underworld. Traditionally it is the first painted line applied to the vessel.
[Gallery label text, 1998]
1935.11
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
35.11SL1
slide
full
2 x 2
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
neg
4x5
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
35.11DI1
digital image
full
2 x 2
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/35.11_A1.jpg
35.11SL2
slide
with 73.141 & 27.26
2 x 2
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
35.11DI#2
digital image
2/19/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/35.11_A2.jpg
35.11DI#3
digital image
35.11_A3.jpg
2/19/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/35.11_A3.jpg
Ceramics
Vessel
Zuni Pueblo artist, (active )
Zuni Pueblo artist
United States
Primary
10 1/4 x 12 5/8 x 12 5/8 in. (26 x 32.1 x 32.1 cm)
.
.
.
overall
Clay
Clay
Zuni Pueblo; made in New Mexico
0
0
ceramics, Native American, Native American art, vessels
Ceramics
Characteristic features of Zuni pottery are: areas of parallel lines (hatching), stylized birds, and a large rosette. The line break, which is the space left by the incomplete circular painted border that separates the upper and lower sections of the jar, is called by the Zuni onane, or “road.” It is thought to represent the life of the pottery painter herself, and must be left unfinished. It may also refer to the sipapu, or mythic place of emergence from the underworld. Traditionally it is the first painted line applied to the vessel.
[Gallery label text, 1998]
1935.10
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
glossy
8 x 10
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
35.10SL1
slide
full
2 x 2
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
35.10DI1
digital image
full
2 x 2
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/35.10_A1.jpg
35.10DI#1
digital image
Front
6/7/2007
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/35.10_A2.jpg
Print
Winter Dance
G. Peter Jemison, (Silver Creek, NY, 1945 - )
Jemison, G. Peter
United States
1945
Male
14 x 12 3/4 in. (35.6 x 32.4 cm)
.
.
.
block
image
.
.
.
sheet
Printer's ink
Printer's ink
Seneca
1998
1998
1998
1900-2000, 20th century, birds, by Rochester artists, Native American, Native American art, Patron Prints, winter, woodcuts
Print
lower right, below imagelower left, below imagelower center
G. Peter Jemison
1999.7
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/9/2000
99.7SL1
slide
full
2 x 2
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
glossy
8 x 10
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
negative
2x3
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
99.7DI1
digital image
full
2 x 2
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/99.7_A1.jpg
99.7DI2
digital image
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
99.7DI#3
digital image
8/2/2018
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/99.7_A2.jpg
Decorative Arts
War Club
Native American artist
Native American artist
United States
Primary
39 in. (99.1 cm)
.
.
.
overall
Stone
Stone
0
0
Native American, Native American art, weapons
Decorative Arts
1918.9
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
18.9DI#1
digital image
7/14/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/18.9_A1.jpg
Ceramics
Bowl
Nampeyo, (1859 - 1942)
Nampeyo
United States
1859 - 1942
Female
Primary
3 x 9 1/4 in. (7.6 x 23.5 cm)
.
.
.
Clay
Clay
Hopi-Tewa; made in Arizona
circa 1900
1895
1905
20th century, bowls, ceramics, Native American, Native American art
Ceramics
Nampeyo's name and her descendants are cultural icons of Pueblo pottery. Belonging to the Hopi First Mesa pueblo, she learned to make pots at an early age. She is credited with the revival of Hopi pottery-making in the early 20th century, a result of her great skill and innovative adaptations of traditional forms and designs. The interior of this bowl is decorated with an image of a katsina, a supernatural being embodied by masked dancers of the pueblos.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
underside
1922.1
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
22.1DI#1
digital image
Front
6/7/2007
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/22.1_A1.jpg
Basketry
Basket with Lid
Hopi artist, (active )
Hopi artist
United States
5 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. diam. (14 x 19.1 cm diam.)
.
.
.
Yucca palm leaves
Yucca palm leaves
0
0
basketry, Native American, Native American art
Basketry
This deep coiled basket is comprised of yucca fibers sewn over grass bundles. The leaves of the yucca plant supplied a variety of hues suitable for basket making, ranging from white to pale yellow to green. Black dye was made from sunflower seeds combined with piñon gum and ochre.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
1922.7
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
negative
4 x 5
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
22.7DI#1
digital image
3/10/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/22.7_A1.jpg
Basketry
Basket
First Nations artist, (active )
First Nations artist
Canada
9 x 9 x 12 3/4 in. (22.9 x 22.9 x 32.4 cm)
.
.
.
Cherry
Cherry
First Nations; made in Fraser River Region, British Columbia, Canada
0
0
19th century, basketry, Native American, Native American art
Basketry
In 1897, after her first husband deserted her and her child, a young nurse named Hattie Lockwood pooled her resources with another friend in Tacoma and determined to build a hospital for injured miners in Skagway, Alaska. On the voyage north, their ship was wrecked in a blizzard; all their building and medical supplies were lost, and the women barely escaped with their lives. After three grueling years in the Alaskan wilderness, Lockwood returned to the United States and eventually married Henry Strong, the first president of Eastman Kodak Co. This and several other baskets the new Mrs. Strong had acquired during her youthful sojourn were later donated to MAG.
The “chainsaw” pattern was designed after First Nations people in British Columbia became aware of logging operations near the Fraser River. The red portions are natural-color cherry bark; the black is cherry bark darkened from being buried in “muck and charcoal.”
[Label text from It Came From the Vault exhibition, 2013]
1922.12
item
Memorial Art Gallery
2/3/2001
slide
2 x 2
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
negative
4 x 5
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
22.12DI#1
digital image
3/10/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/22.12_A1.jpg
negative
with 22.3, 22.4, 22.13
8 x 10
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
Basketry
Basket
Nisqually artist, (active )
Nisqually artist
United States
9 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. (24.1 x 24.8 cm)
.
.
.
Cherry
Cherry
Nisqually; made in Washington
0
0
basketry, Native American, Native American art
Basketry
1922.17
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
negative
with 22.3, 22.12, 22.13
8 x 10
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
22.17DI#1
digital image
3/10/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/22.17_A1.jpg
22.17DI2
digital image
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/22.17_A2.jpg
Basketry
Basket
Puyallup artist, (active )
Puyallup artist
United States
Primary
8 1/2 x 7 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (21.6 x 18.4 x 26 cm)
.
.
.
Puyallup; made in Washington
0
0
basketry, Native American, Native American art
Basketry
1922.19
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
negative
4 x 5
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
22.19DI#1
digital image
3/10/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/22.19_A1.jpg
Basketry
Basket
Skokomish artist, (active )
Skokomish artist
United States
10 x 11 x 11 in. (25.4 x 27.9 x 27.9 cm)
.
.
.
Skokomish; made in Washington
0
0
basketry, Native American, Native American art
Basketry
1922.25
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
22.25DI#1
digital image
3/10/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/22.25_A1.jpg
Basketry
Basket
Skokomish artist, (active )
Skokomish artist
United States
Primary
13 1/2 x 15 x 15 in. (34.3 x 38.1 x 38.1 cm)
.
.
.
Skokomish; made in Washington
0
0
basketry, Native American, Native American art
Basketry
1922.26
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
negative
4 x 5
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
22.26DI#1
digital image
3/10/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/22.26_A1.jpg
pdf file
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/related_images/22.26_R1.pdf
Print
Indian with Two Deer
Juan Pino, 1896 - 1950
Pino, Juan
United States
1896 - 1950
Male
8 7/8 x 12 in. (22.5 x 30.5 cm)
.
.
.
Printer's ink
Printer's ink
0
0
animals in art, linocuts, Native American, Native American art
Print
lower center, in margin
1925.37
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
25.37SL1
slide
full
2 x 2
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
print
8 x 10
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
negative
2.5 x 3
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
25.37DI1
digital image
full
2 x 2
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/25.37_A1.jpg
25.37DI#2
digital image
8/26/2010
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/25.37_A2.jpg
Ceramics
Jar
Anasazi artist, (active )
Anasazi artist
United States
3 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. (8.9 x 12.1 cm)
.
.
.
Clay
Clay
Anasazi, made in New Mexico
0
0
ceramics, Native American, Native American art
Ceramics
Once living in what is now the Four Corners – where Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico meet - the Anasazi were the ancestors of modern Hopi, Zuni and other Pueblo peoples. Their accomplished forms were decorated with both polychrome designs and the black-on-white patterns seen here.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
1927.24
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
27.24DI#1
digital image
Front
4/10/2007
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/27.24_A1.jpg
Ceramics
Vessel
Acoma Pueblo artist, (active )
Acoma Pueblo artist
United States
10 1/4 x 12 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (26 x 31.8 x 31.8 cm)
.
.
.
overall
Clay
Clay
Acoma Pueblo; made in New Mexico
0
0
ceramics, MAG 1926 Children's Museum, Native American, Native American art
Ceramics
1927.25
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
negative
4 x 5
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
glossy
8 x 10
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
27.25SL1
slide
full
2 x 2
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
27.25DI#1
digital image
Front
6/7/2007
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/27.25_A1.jpg
Ceramics
Plate
Tonita Martinez Roybal, (1892 - 1945)
Roybal, Tonita Martinez
United States
1892 - 1945
Female
Roybal, Juan Cruz
United States
1896 - 1990
Male
decoration
1 7/8 x 13 7/16 in. (4.8 x 34.1 cm)
.
.
.
overall
Clay
Clay
San Ildefonso Pueblo, made in New Mexico
ca. 1925
1920
1930
ceramics, line, Native American, Native American art, triangle
Ceramics
undersideunderside, Partially legible
1927.51
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
27.51DI#1
digital image
Front
4/10/2007
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/27.51_A1.jpg
Decorative Arts
String of Wampum
Native American artist
Native American artist
United States
Primary
39 in. (99.1 cm)
.
.
.
Native American
0
0
ED131
19th century, Native American, Native American art
Decorative Arts
1951.340
item
Memorial Art Gallery
5/29/2001
51.340DI#1
digital image
7/14/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/51.340_A1.jpg
Basketry
Basket with Lid
Native American artist
Native American artist
United States
Primary
5 x 7 x 7 in. (12.7 x 17.8 x 17.8 cm)
.
.
.
Grasses
Grasses
Native American
0
0
basketry, Native American, Native American art
Basketry
1976.149a-b
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
76.149a-bDI#1
digital image
3/10/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/76.149_A1.jpg
Basketry
Basket with Lid
Native American artist
Native American artist
United States
Primary
4 x 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (10.2 x 16.5 x 16.5 cm)
.
.
.
Grasses
Grasses
Native American
0
0
basketry, Native American, Native American art
Basketry
1976.150a-b
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
76.150a-bDI#1
digital image
3/10/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/76.150_A1.jpg
Sculpture
Two Polar Bears
Inuit artist, (active )
Inuit artist
Canada
Primary
12 3/8 x 13 x 9 in. (31.4 x 33 x 22.9 cm)
.
.
.
Stone
Stone
Inuit; made in Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
ca. 1967
1962
1972
Native American, Native American art
Sculpture
1981.52
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/10/2001
negative
4x5
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
81.52DI1
digital image
full
9/27/2004
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/81.52_A1.jpg
81.52DI#2
digital image
7/29/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/81.52_A2.jpg
Painting
Navajo Shepherd
Timothy Begay, (1921 - )
Begay, Timothy
United States
1921
Male
10 15/16 x 20 3/4 in. (27.8 x 52.7 cm)
.
.
.
overall
sheet
Tempera
Tempera
Navajo; made in Arizona
0
0
Native American art, paintings
Painting
verso
1998.14
item
Memorial Art Gallery
10/14/1999
98.14SL1
slide
2 x 2
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
glossy
8 x 10
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
negative
2x3
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
98.14DI#1
digital image
Recto
2/20/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/98.14_A1.jpg
Print
Small Owl
Sheojuke Toonoo, (1928 - )
Toonoo, Sheojuke
Canada
1928
Female
artist
Kingwatsiak, Iyola
Canada
1933 - 2000
Male
printer
19 5/16 x 24 7/8 in. (49.1 x 63.2 cm)
.
.
.
sheet
Printer's ink
Printer's ink
Inuit
1965
1965
1965
Print
Many migratory birds visit the Arctic but a few like the raven and ptarmigan are year round residents. The snowy owl migrates as necessary when food is scarce. Birds, especially owls and ravens, are very popular in Inuit mythology and for shamans on their journeys to the spirit world.
[Label text from "Art from the Arctic: Inuit Prints and Sculpture" (11/20/09-2/14/10) by Cynthia Culbert]
lower right, below imagelower left, in imagelower center, below imageupper rightlower right, Encircled illegible symbols
2005.70
item
Memorial Art Gallery
5/13/2005
5981.81.JPG
digital image
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/Inventory pictures/2005.70_I1.jpg
2005.70DI#1
digital image
Front
3/14/2007
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/2005.70_A1.jpg
Print
Circle of Birds
Iyola Kingwatsiak, (Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada, 1933 - 2000)
Kingwatsiak, Iyola
Canada
1933 - 2000
Male
19 3/4 x 25 in. (50.2 x 63.5 cm)
.
.
.
sheet
Printer's ink
Printer's ink
Inuit
1966
1966
1966
Print
Along with stonecut prints, James Houston also recognized the possibilities for stencil prints. While visiting a snow house at a far camp Houston admired the wife’s work of skin appliqué, a process where silhouette forms were cut out of a contrasting hide and sewn onto clothing for decoration. This particular woman had also cut out figures from hide scraps to illustrate a story for her children. Houston noticed that the remnants left after cutting were very stiff and would be good for stenciling. So in this way the art form grew out of a practice already very familiar to the Inuit – they just took it a step further. Stenciling also allowed for color gradations not possible in the stonecut printing process. In order to save precious seal skins for other uses, they developed a wax-impregnated paper for stencil cutting.
[Label text from "Art from the Arctic: Inuit Prints and Sculpture" (11/20/09-2/14/10) by Cynthia Culbert]
lower right, below imagelower leftlower left, below imagelower right, below imagelower centerlower right, stamped twice in black over red arclower right, Encircled symbols.lower rightlower left
2005.72
item
Memorial Art Gallery
5/13/2005
5981.83.JPG
digital image
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/Inventory pictures/2005.72_I1.jpg
2005.72DI#1
digital image
Front
3/14/2007
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/2005.72_A1.jpg
Glass
Tlingit Magic Hat
Preston Singletary, (San Francisco, CA, 1963 - )
Singletary, Preston
United States
1963
Male
Primary
21 x 19 in. (53.3 x 48.3 cm)
Tlingit
2000
2000
2000
2.2008L
glass, Tlingit
Glass
Like all of Preston Singletary’s work, Tlingit Magic Hat fuses the traditional designs of his Native Northwest culture with the modern materials and techniques of contemporary art glass. Transformation themes, shamanism, and basketry patterns are among his inspirations. Singletary based this work on a centuries-old Tlingit design (see photo below), yet here the enhanced crown represents the fin of a killer whale.
Singletary started blowing glass directly out of high school and developed his style and approach through practical experience and by working with area artists, both Native and non-Native. Currently a member of the Board of Trustees at the Pilchuck Glass School, his work is included in museum collections throughout the world.
[label text, Summer 2015]
2021.1
item
Memorial Art Gallery
6/26/2008
2021.1DI#1
digital image
6/26/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/Inventory pictures/2021.1_I1.jpg
2021.1DI#1
digital image
7/14/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/2021.1_A1.jpg
Basketry
Basket
Puyallup artist, (active )
Puyallup artist
United States
Primary
9 1/4 x 8 3/4 x 10 3/4 in. (23.5 x 22.2 x 27.3 cm)
.
.
.
Bark
Bark
Puyallup; made in Washington
0
0
basketry, Native American, Native American art
Basketry
Originally known as the S'Puyalupubsh, the Puyallup Tribe is part of the Salish speaking people of the Pacific Northwest. Living along the shores of Puget Sound, their basket-making abilities are well-respected and tout a great variety of types and construction techniques. The Salish made baskets for cooking, storage, and sale to non-Native collectors. This example combines both geometric and human forms.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
1922.20
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
22.20DI#1
digital image
2/19/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/22.20_A1.jpg
Woodwork
Drinking Cup
First Nations artist, (active )
First Nations artist
Canada
Primary
3 1/2 x 4 x 4 in. (8.9 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm)
.
.
.
Cherry
Cherry
First Nations; made in Fraser River Region, British Columbia, Canada
0
0
Native American, Native American art
Woodwork
1922.29
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/20/2001
22.29DI#1
digital image
3/10/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/22.29_A1.jpg
Basketry
Basket Box
Shuswap Nation artist, (active )
Shuswap Nation artist
Canada
3 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (8.9 x 9.5 x 19.7 cm)
.
.
.
Cherry
Cherry
Shuswap Nation; made in Canada
0
0
basketry, Native American, Native American art
Basketry
Many traditional basket forms were reduced in size for sale to non-Natives. The design of this small Thompson River Salish basket with an attached lid was most likely based on a larger model originally designed for storage.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
1922.27
item
Memorial Art Gallery
2/3/2001
22.27SL1
slide
full
2 x 2
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
22.27DI1
digital image
full
2 x 2
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/22.27_A1.jpg
22.27DI#2
digital image
2/19/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/22.27_A2.jpg
Basketry
Basket
First Nations artist, (active )
First Nations artist
Canada
Primary
8 1/4 x 9 3/4 x 7 1/4 in. (21 x 24.8 x 18.4 cm)
.
.
.
Cherry bark fibers, natural dyes
Cherry bark fibers, natural dyes
First Nations; made in Harrison River Region, British Columbia, Canada
0
0
basketry, Native American, Native American art
Basketry
This coiled basket with its rectangular base and flaring sides was a design usually reserved for work baskets. The coiling technique was often used to create baskets with geometric designs. Coiling begins at the center of a basket’s base and grows upon itself in rounds, each attached to the round before. The colored details are applied over the coiled core by folding a strip of grass, bark, or other fiber accordion-style under each sewing stitch on the outer surface of the basket and fastening it securely.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
1926.35
item
Memorial Art Gallery
2/3/2001
26.35DI#1
digital image
26.35_A2.jpg
2/19/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/26.35_A2.jpg
26.35DI#2
digital image
Three-quarter
2/19/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/26.35_A1.jpg
Decorative Arts
Ladle
Tlingit or Haida artist, (active )
Tlingit or Haida artist
United States or Canada
7 in. (17.8 cm)
.
.
.
Horn
Horn
Tlingit or Haida; made in United States or Canada
0
0
Native American, Native American art
Decorative Arts
Feast spoons were a prestige item brought out during special occasions to serve soup or stew. This spoon was made of mountain-goat horn, which was soaked and steamed, bent into shape, cooled in a mold, and then carved. The handles of these spoons resemble totem poles, with crest images carefully carved; here you see a raven and a seal.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
1933.28
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
33.28DI#1
digital image
2/19/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/33.28_A1.jpg
Sculpture
Bear
Inuit artist, (active )
Inuit artist
Canada
Primary
4 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 10 1/2 in. (12.1 x 13.3 x 26.7 cm)
.
.
.
Stone
Stone
Inuit; made in Inukjuak, Nunavik, Quebec, Canada
ca. 1955
1950
1960
bears, Native American, Native American art
Sculpture
Inukjuak was formerly known as Port Harrison, in Quebec.
1957.40
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/10/2001
glossy
with 57.46
5 x 7
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
negative
full
5 x 7
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
negative
4 x 5
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
glossy
8 x 10
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
57.40DI#1
digital image
10/12/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/57.40_A1.jpg
57.40DI#2
digital image
10/12/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/57.40_A2.jpg
Recreational Artifact
Needlecase with Needle
Eskimo or Inuit artist, (active )
Eskimo or Inuit artist
United States or Canada
10 1/4 in. (26 cm)
.
.
.
Bone
Bone
Eskimo or Inuit; made in Alaska or Canada
0
0
Native American, Native American art
Recreational Artifact
Traditional Inuit clothing was carefully made and very well-fitted; its meticulous construction served as protection against the harsh elements and could make the difference between life and death. As a result, sewing materials were both necessary and precious. Needles of polar bear bone were often kept in needle cases made from carved bone or ivory; needles can be threaded through the skin pull for safe keeping.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
1960.27
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
60.27DI#1
digital image
4/25/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/60.27_A1.jpg
Ceramics
Bowl
Attributed to Tony and Juanita Pena
Pena, Tony and Juanita
United States
Vigil, Juanita Montoya
United States
Female
3 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. (8.9 x 19.7 cm)
.
.
.
maximum
Clay
Clay
San Ildefonso Pueblo, made in New Mexico
0
0
1900-2000, 20th century, ceramics, Craft
Ceramics
underside
1960.54
item
Memorial Art Gallery
5/9/2001
60.54DI1
digital image
Top 3/4
5/22/2002
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/Inventory pictures/60.54_I1.jpg
60.54DI2
digital image
60.54_A2.jpg
5/22/2002
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/Inventory pictures/60.54_I2.jpg
60.54DI#1
digital image
8/18/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/60.54_A1.jpg
Print
Amaulik Common Eider
Kananginak Pootoogook, (1935 - )
Pootoogook, Kananginak
Canada
1935
Male
13 x 20 in. (33 x 50.8 cm)
.
.
.
sheet
Printer's ink
Printer's ink
Inuit
1965
1965
1965
Print
Kananginak is known as “the Audubon of the North” for his precisely rendered images of birds. One of the first Inuit trained as a printmaker (he settled in Cape Dorset in the 1950s for health reasons), Kananginak had studied and hunted birds since he was a boy. He knows birds so well that he does not need photography or even an actual model to draw from, just his imagination. His work differs greatly from most of his contemporaries in its realism.
The Common Eider, a sea-duck that breeds in the Arctic, is the largest duck in the Northern Hemisphere. Its arrival announces the coming of summer.
Along with Iyola Kingwatsiak, whose work is also in the MAG collection, Kananginak was one of the founding members of the West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative. Kananginak became the Cooperative’s first elected president.
[Label text from "Art from the Arctic: Inuit Prints and Sculpture" (11/20/09-2/14/10) by Cynthia Culbert]
1967.12
item
Memorial Art Gallery
2/3/2001
67.12DI#1
digital image
6/2/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/67.12_A1.jpg
Sculpture
Man with Sea Otters
Peter Nauja Angiju, (Puvirnituq, Nunavut, 1932 - )
Angiju, Peter Nauja
Canada
1932
Male
10 3/4 x 16 x 10 1/2 in. (27.3 x 40.6 x 26.7 cm)
.
.
.
Stone
Stone
Inuit; made in Puvirnituq, Nunavik, Quebec
0
0
Sculpture
1967.32
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/10/2001
glossy
8 x 10
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
67.32SL1
slide
full
2 x 2
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
67.32DI#1
digital image
6/8/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/67.32_A1.jpg
67.32DI#2
digital image
10/12/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/67.32_A2.jpg
Print
Hunter's Vision
Innukjuakju Pudlat, (Northwest Territories, 1913 - 1972, Cape Dorset, Nunavut)
Pudlat, Innukjuakju
Canada
1913 - 1972
Female
17 x 24 1/2 in. (43.2 x 62.2 cm)
.
.
.
sheet
Printer's ink
Printer's ink
Inuit
1965
1965
1965
ED1347
Print
This print appears to refer to the Sedna myth, which was very important to the Inuit people. Honoring Sedna was critical to the success of the hunt. The figure at the bottom of this print with the human face, arms and legs with the bird next to it is likely to be Sedna.
There are many versions of the Sedna myth. In one tale, she married a man who is a bird in disguise and was very unhappy when he revealed himself. Her father came to save her and they tried to escape in a boat. A terrible storm came up and Sedna was cast overboard. From her accident all sea mammals and the polar bear were born. She also partially transformed into a sea mammal herself and lived at the bottom of the ocean. When great storms came up or animals were scarce, the Inuit believed that Sedna was upset. A shaman would go to her through a trance and calm her by brushing her hair.
[Label text from "Art from the Arctic: Inuit Prints and Sculpture" (11/20/09-2/14/10) by Cynthia Culbert]
1967.56
item
Memorial Art Gallery
2/3/2001
67.56DI#1
digital image
6/2/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/67.56_A1.jpg
Print
Hunter Hauling a Seal
Parr, (1893 - 1969)
Parr
Canada
1893 - 1969
Male
20 x 25 in. (50.8 x 63.5 cm)
.
.
.
sheet
Printer's ink
Printer's ink
Inuit
1966
1966
1966
Print
Parr’s style is one of the most instantly recognizable of all the Cape Dorset artists. He spent his life living on the land as a hunter and came to Cape Dorset in his late sixties when his health no longer allowed him to live the nomadic life. He was encouraged to draw at age sixty-eight and though his style was considered very primitive and child-like, his images tell the story of the traditional Inuit ways through the eyes of one who had lived them for most of his life.
[Label text from "Art from the Arctic: Inuit Prints and Sculpture" (11/20/09-2/14/10) by Cynthia Culbert]
1967.58
item
Memorial Art Gallery
2/3/2001
glossy
2 x 2
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
negative
2 x 2
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
67.58DI#1
digital image
6/2/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/67.58_A1.jpg
Print
Birds Conversing
Pauta Saila, (Kilaparutua, 1916 - 2009, Cape Dorset)
Saila, Pauta
Canada
1916 - 2009
Male
18 1/2 x 25 in. (47 x 63.5 cm)
.
.
.
sheet
Printer's ink
Printer's ink
Inuit
1967
1967
1967
Print
1969.105
item
Memorial Art Gallery
2/3/2001
69.105LDI#1
digital image
6/2/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/69.105_A1.jpg
Print
Owl, Ravens and Dogs
Kenojuak Ashevak, (Camp Isirasak, Baffin Island, 1927 - 2013, Cape Dorset, Baffin Island)
Ashevak, Kenojuak
Canada
1927 - 2013
Female
23 3/16 x 29 in. (58.9 x 73.7 cm)
.
.
.
Printer's ink
Printer's ink
Inuit
1967
1967
1967
Print
Kenojuak, one of Canada’s most famous artists, claims to create images that please her and that she does not imbue them with special meaning or stories. As with most Inuit artists, her subject matter tends towards that which is most familiar – animals. The owl and the raven have played important roles in the legends and stories of the Inuit. Dogs performed a critical task for Inuit survival at one time as they pulled the hunter’s sled across the ice.
[Label text from "Art from the Arctic: Inuit Prints and Sculpture" (11/20/09-2/14/10) by Cynthia Culbert]
1970.39
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/21/2000
70.39DI#1
digital image
10/12/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/70.39_A1.jpg
Sculpture
Seal
Aoudla Pee, (1920 – 2002)
Pee, Aoudla
Canada
1920 - 2002
Male
5 x 2 3/4 x 10 1/2 in. (12.7 x 7 x 26.7 cm)
.
.
.
Stone
Stone
Inuit
ca. 1969
1964
1974
Native American, Native American art
Sculpture
The stone used by Inuit carvers is often local and specific to each camp though it does require some equipment and strength to quarry. Carvers usually travel some distance by boat or ATV to collect suitable stone often in locations only accessible during the summer months.
[Label text from "Art from the Arctic: Inuit Prints and Sculpture" (11/20/09-2/14/10) by Cynthia Culbert]
1970.42
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/10/2001
70.42DI#1
digital image
2/19/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/70.42_A1.jpg
70.42DI#2
digital image
70.42_A2.jpg
2/19/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/70.42_A2.jpg
Basketry
Basket with Lid
Native American artist
Native American artist
United States
Primary
1 5/8 x 3 x 3 in. (4.1 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm)
.
.
.
Grasses
Grasses
Native American; made in California
0
0
Basketry
Whether for gathering, carrying or storing, the forms of most baskets announce their function. This lidded basket would have been ideal for the tourist trade - small, easily transportable, and the perfect container for trinkets. It’s made by the technique of coiling, with bundles of grasses used as the foundation for the coils.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
1976.151a-b
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
negative
2 x 2
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
76.151a-bDI#1
digital image
3/10/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/76.151_A1.jpg
Woodwork
Snow Beater
Eskimo or Inuit artist, (active )
Eskimo or Inuit artist
United States or Canada
Primary
19 3/4 x 4 1/8 x 1/16 in. (50.2 x 10.5 x 0.2 cm)
.
.
.
maximum
Wood
Wood
Eskimo or Inuit; made in Alaska or Canada
0
0
Native American, Native American art
Woodwork
Snow beaters were used to remove snow from clothing before going indoors. An important accessory in the Arctic, they helped to keep clothing from deteriorating in the humid atmosphere inside. Due to the limited availability of wood in the region, most snow beaters were carved out of ivory and are much narrower than the wooden one on display here. However, groups that lived near the mouths of rivers in the arctic (primarily Alaska) would have access to driftwood, as would Yupik Eskimos living along the lower reaches of the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers where there were stands of trees.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
1977.203
item
Memorial Art Gallery
10/11/2002
77.203DI1
digital image
10/11/2002
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/Inventory pictures/77.203_I1.jpg
77.203DI#2
digital image
4/25/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/77.203_A1.jpg
Woodwork
Grease Dish
Nisga'a artist, (active )
Nisga'a artist
Canada
2 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 11 3/4 in. (5.7 x 14 x 29.8 cm)
.
.
.
Wood
Wood
Nisga'a; made in British Columbia, Canada
0
0
Native American, Native American art
Woodwork
The eulachon fish, a type of smelt with a very high oil content, was dried then pressed for its oil. This oil (still used today in cooking and flavoring) was placed in a grease dish on the table, into which diners would dip dried fish and other delicacies. This dish is decorated around the rim with opercula, the highly prized ornamental part of a snail shell.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
1983.18
item
Memorial Art Gallery
7/20/2001
negative
4x5
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
83.18DI#1
digital image
6/9/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/83.18_A1.jpg
Woodwork
Ceremonial Paddle
Haida artist, (active )
Haida artist
Canada
Primary
42 5/8 x 4 5/8 in. (108.3 x 11.7 cm)
.
.
.
Wood
Wood
Haida; made in Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada
0
0
Native American, Native American art
Woodwork
In the traditional repertoire of canoe paddles, there were several styles of blades and handles that were determined by the type of water travel intended and by whether the paddles were made for men, women, or children. This paddle was made for use in a dance; an actual paddle would be longer. Ceremonial paddles are fairly common, and still in use. Images of birds, symbols of great strength and pride, are often used in the decoration of paddles and on other items relating to a journey.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
1983.19
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
negative
with 83.20
4 x 5
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
83.19DI#1
digital image
3/13/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/Inventory pictures/83.19_I1.jpg
83.19DI#2
digital image
7/28/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/83.19_A1.jpg
Sculpture
Seal
Inuit artist, (active )
Inuit artist
Canada
Primary
6 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 12 1/4 in. (17.1 x 6.4 x 31.1 cm)
.
.
.
Stone
Stone
Inuit
0
0
Native American, Native American art
Sculpture
1983.79
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/10/2001
83.79DI#1
digital image
4/4/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/Inventory pictures/83.79_I1.jpg
83.79DI#2
digital image
10/12/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/83.79_A1.jpg
Sculpture
Child Chipping a Block of Ice
Pinnie Nuktialuk, (active 1930 - 1969)
Nuktialuk, Pinnie
Canada
1930 - 1969
Male
8 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (21.6 x 8.9 x 11.4 cm)
.
.
.
Stone
Stone
Inuit; made in Inukjuak, Nunavik, Quebec
0
0
Native American, Native American art
Sculpture
1983.80
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/10/2001
83.80DI#1
digital image
4/4/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/Inventory pictures/83.80_I1.jpg
83.80DI#2
digital image
10/12/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/83.80_A1.jpg
Sculpture
Hawk Looking Backwards
First Nations artist, (active )
First Nations artist
Canada
Primary
6 1/8 x 6 x 2 1/8 in. (15.6 x 15.2 x 5.4 cm)
.
.
.
Stone
Stone
0
0
Native American, Native American art
Sculpture
1983.84
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/10/2001
83.84DI#1
digital image
4/4/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/Inventory pictures/83.84_I1.jpg
83.84DI#2
digital image
10/12/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/83.84_A1.jpg
83.84DI#3
digital image
10/12/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/83.84_A2.jpg
Sculpture
Hunter with Dead Seal
Markusi Keatainak, (1917 - 1984)
Keatainak, Markusi
Canada
1917 - 1984
Male
8 1/2 x 4 x 4 in. (21.6 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm)
.
.
.
Stone
Stone
Inuit; made in Salluit, Nunavik, Quebec
ca. 1950
1945
1955
Sculpture
1983.86
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/10/2001
83.86DI#1
digital image
4/4/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/Inventory pictures/83.86_I1.jpg
83.86DI#2
digital image
10/12/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/83.86_A1.jpg
83.86DI#3
digital image
10/12/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/83.86_A2.jpg
83.86DI#4
digital image
10/12/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/83.86_A3.jpg
Sculpture
Woman with a Child on Her Back
Panniark Siusangnark, (Repulse Bay, Nunavut, 1934 – )
Siusangnark, Panniark
Canada
1934
Female
9 x 4 x 5 in. (22.9 x 10.2 x 12.7 cm)
.
.
.
Stone
Stone
Inuit
1958
1958
1958
Sculpture
The parka, a critical piece of clothing in the Arctic, was often made of seal skin or caribou. Women’s parkas were made slightly larger than men’s with a pouch on the back so that the mother could carry a baby on her back under her parka. The hoods were also larger so that air could move around the baby and broader shoulders allowed the child to be shifted to the front for breastfeeding without exposing it to the cold.
[Label text from "Art from the Arctic: Inuit Prints and Sculpture" (11/20/09-2/14/10) by Cynthia Culbert]
1983.87
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/10/2001
83.87DI#1
digital image
4/4/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/Inventory pictures/83.87_I1.jpg
83.87DI#2
digital image
10/12/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/83.87_A1.jpg
83.87DI#3
digital image
10/12/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/83.87_A2.jpg
Sculpture
Hunting Scene
Daniel Quanaluk
Quanaluk, Daniel
Canada
Male
7 7/8 x 2 3/4 x 13 1/8 in. (20 x 7 x 33.3 cm)
.
.
.
Stone
Stone
Inuit; made in Quebec
1976
1976
1976
Sculpture
bottombottomside
1983.90
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/10/2001
83.90DI#1
digital image
4/4/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/Inventory pictures/83.90_I1.jpg
83.90DI#1
digital image
4/4/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/Inventory pictures/83.90_I2.jpg
83.90DI#3
digital image
side 1
7/29/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/83.90_A1.jpg
83.90DI#4
digital image
side 2
7/29/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/83.90_A2.jpg
83.90DI#5
digital image
side 3
7/29/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/83.90_A3.jpg
Sculpture
Group of Ptarmigan
Easter Paulosie, (1951 - )
Allasuaq, Atsiaq
Canada
1938
Male
Paulosie, Easter
Canada
1951
Male
4 x 5 1/2 x 8 in. (10.2 x 14 x 20.3 cm)
.
.
.
Stone
Stone
Inuit; made in Inukjuak, Nunavik, Quebec
1974
1974
1974
Sculpture
The ptarmigan, a bird about the size of a small chicken, lives in the Arctic all year. To withstand the cold, feathers cover its beak and feet. Its feathers change with the seasons – white for winter and brown when the snow melts.
[Label text from "Art from the Arctic: Inuit Prints and Sculpture" (11/20/09-2/14/10) by Cynthia Culbert]
1983.91
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/10/2001
83.91DI#1
digital image
4/4/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/Inventory pictures/83.91_I1.jpg
83.91DI#2
digital image
10/12/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/83.91_A1.jpg
Sculpture
Sled with Huskies
Charlie Sappa, (Kuujjuaraapik, Quebec, 1923 - )
Sappa, Charlie
Canada
1923
Male
2 1/2 x 15 x 6 1/2 in. (6.4 x 38.1 x 16.5 cm)
.
.
.
sled
.
.
.
overall
Stone
Stone
Inuit; made in Kuujjuaraapik, Nunavik, Quebec
1975
1975
1975
Sculpture
1983.92
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/10/2001
83.92DI#1
digital image
4/4/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/Inventory pictures/83.92_I1.jpg
83.92DI#2
digital image
10/12/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/83.92_A1.jpg
83.92DI#3
digital image
10/12/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/83.92_A2.jpg
Sculpture
Seal
Noah Tukai Paulosie, (1938 - )
Paulosie, Noah Tukai
Canada
1938
Male
1 5/8 x 1 3/8 x 6 1/4 in. (4.1 x 3.5 x 15.9 cm)
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Stone
Stone
Inuit; made in Inukjuak, Nunavik, Quebec
ca. 1950
1945
1955
Sculpture
1983.93
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/10/2001
83.93DI#1
digital image
4/4/2008
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83.93DI#2
digital image
10/12/2009
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Sculpture
Walrus
Panana
Allasuaq, Atsiaq
Canada
1938
Male
Panana
Canada
3 x 2 1/4 x 9 1/8 in. (7.6 x 5.7 x 23.2 cm)
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Stone
Stone
Inuit; made in Frobisher Bay, Nunavut, Canada
1967
1967
1967
Sculpture
1983.94
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/10/2001
83.94DI#1
digital image
4/4/2008
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83.94DI#2
digital image
10/12/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/83.94_A1.jpg
83.94DI#3
digital image
10/12/2009
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Sculpture
Seal
First Nations artist, (active )
First Nations artist
Canada
Primary
1 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. (4.4 x 9.5 x 6.4 cm)
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Ivory
Ivory
ca. 1970
1965
1975
Native American, Native American art
Sculpture
1983.95
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/10/2001
83.95DI#1
digital image
4/4/2008
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83.95DI#2
digital image
10/12/2009
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Sculpture
Ptarmigan
Johnny Tukallak, (1935 - )
Tukallak, Johnny
Canada
1935
Male
2 3/4 x 1 7/8 x 7 in. (7 x 4.8 x 17.8 cm)
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Stone
Stone
Inuit
1957
1957
1957
Sculpture
1983.96
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/10/2001
83.96DI#1
digital image
4/4/2008
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83.96DI#2
digital image
10/12/2009
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Sculpture
Two Otters
Thomassiapik Sivuarapik, (Puvirnituq, Quebec, 1941 – 2009)
Sivuarapik, Thomassiapik
Canada
1941 - 2009
Male
7 1/4 x 8 x 2 1/4 in. (18.4 x 20.3 x 5.7 cm)
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Stone
Stone
Inuit; made in Puvirnituq, Nunavik, Quebec
1982
1982
1982
Sculpture
Like many Inuit artists, Thomassieapik used his experience as a hunter to inform his work. Watching the animals, studying their habits and movement helped the Inuit secure food but it also allowed them to render animals in stone with surprising accuracy.
[Label text from "Art from the Arctic: Inuit Prints and Sculpture" (11/20/09-2/14/10) by Cynthia Culbert]
1983.108
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/10/2001
83.108DI#1
digital image
4/4/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/Inventory pictures/83.108_I1.jpg
83.108DI#2
digital image
10/12/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/83.108_A1.jpg
83.108DI#3
digital image
10/12/2009
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Print
Raven Silhouette II
Kenojuak Ashevak, (Camp Isirasak, Baffin Island, 1927 - 2013, Cape Dorset, Baffin Island)
Ashevak, Kenojuak
Canada
1927 - 2013
Female
12 x 14 7/8 in. (30.5 x 37.8 cm)
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stone
horizontal
image
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sheet
Printer's ink
Printer's ink
Inuit
1998
1998
1998
Print
lower right, below imagelower left, below imagelower center, below imagelower right cornerlower right corner
2000.22
item
Memorial Art Gallery
1/4/2001
2000.22SL1
slide
2 x 2
00/00/00
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negative
2 x 2.5
00/00/00
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glossy
8 x 10
00/00/00
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2000.22DI#1
digital image
6/2/2009
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Basketry
Basket (Olla)
Apache artist, (active )
Apache artist
United States
Primary
18 x 11 1/4 in. (45.7 x 28.6 cm)
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Grasses
Grasses
Apache; made in Southwest United States
0
0
Native American, Native American art
Basketry
The Apache people have long been known for their exquisite basket work. Women made the baskets from thin sticks of willow, cottonwood, or sumac which they collected, soaked and then stitched together. Color was added with a variety of natural dyes. This large olla, or jar-shaped basket, is decorated with human, animal and geometric forms. Made for sale, it took a highly skilled weaver to manage the geometric patterns and designs on such a large basket, which required many months to complete and would have been highly prized.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
, Because of the nature of this object, the accession number is on a tag with the object and not physically written on the object itself.
2004.27
item
Memorial Art Gallery
8/17/2004
2004.27DI#2
digital image
4/25/2008
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2004.27DI1
digital image
00/00/00
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Print
Fish Lake
Pudlo Pudlat, (Amadjuak, Nunavut (previously Northwest Territories), 1916 - 1992, Cape Dorset, Nunavut)
Pudlat, Pudlo
Canada
1916 - 1992
Male
artist
Qiatsuq, Lukta
Canada
1928 - 2004
Male
printer
24 1/4 x 34 in. (61.6 x 86.4 cm)
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sheet
Printer's ink
Printer's ink
Inuit
1966
1966
1966
Print
Pudlo Pudlat started drawing for the Cape Dorset print cooperative in 1959 or 1960. In 1990 he was the first Inuit to be honored by a retrospective exhibition at The National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, “Pudlo: Thirty Years of Drawing.”
Inukshuks, the stone markers on the far side of the lake in this print, were built by the Inuit to mark the path, a safe area or a good fishing spot, which seems to be the case here. They could be a pile of rocks in no particular shape or many rocks balanced on top of each other to look like a figure.
[Label text from "Art from the Arctic: Inuit Prints and Sculpture" (11/20/09-2/14/10) by Cynthia Culbert]
lower right, below imagelower left, below imagelower rightlower right, Encircled letters, West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative blindstamp
2005.68
item
Memorial Art Gallery
5/13/2005
5981.79.JPG
digital image
00/00/00
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2005.68DI#2
digital image
Front
5/15/2007
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Print
Fish in a Pool
Kingwatsiak Pootoogook, (1936 - 1989)
Pootoogook, Kingwatsiak
Canada
1936 - 1989
Female
Primary
Kingwatsiak, Iyola
Canada
1933 - 2000
Male
printer
24 3/8 x 33 7/8 in. (61.9 x 86 cm)
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sheet
Printer's ink
Printer's ink
Inuit
1965
1965
1965
Print
lower right, below imagelower left, below imagelower left, below imagelower center, below imagelower rightlower right, Encircled letters, West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative blindstamp
2005.69
item
Memorial Art Gallery
5/13/2005
5981.80.JPG
digital image
00/00/00
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2005.69DI#2
digital image
Front
5/15/2007
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Print
Woman Scraping Sealskin
Lucy Qinnuayuak, (1915 - 1982)
Qinnuayuak, Lucy
Canada
1915 - 1982
Female
artist
Qiatsuq, Lukta
Canada
1928 - 2004
Male
printer
20 1/2 x 24 13/16 in. (52 x 63 cm)
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sheet (irregular)
Printer's ink
Printer's ink
Inuit
1965
1965
1965
Print
Traditionally, Inuit men and women had very defined roles. Men hunted and fished, fashioned tools, shelter and transportation while women took care of the children, prepared food and made clothing. These roles sometimes crossed as they worked together as a unit according to their strengths and to ensure survival. Resettlement of Inuit to permanent communities has disrupted the balance of these traditional roles. The male role of hunter has greatly decreased while female roles have transferred easily to the new living situation in the Arctic.
[Label text from "Art from the Arctic: Inuit Prints and Sculpture" (11/20/09-2/14/10) by Cynthia Culbert]
lower right, below imagelower left, below imagelower center, below imagelower right, below imagelower rightlower right, Encircled symbolslower left
2005.71
item
Memorial Art Gallery
5/13/2005
5981.82.JPG
digital image
00/00/00
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2005.71DI#1
digital image
Front
3/14/2007
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Drawing
Milkweed Grace
G. Peter Jemison, (Silver Creek, NY, 1945 - )
Jemison, G. Peter
United States
1945
Male
Primary
19 13/16 x 30 3/8 in. (50.3 x 77.2 cm)
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overall
horizontal
sheet (irregular)
Colored pencil
Colored pencil
Seneca
2004
2004
2004
Drawing
lower right, in imagelower left, in image
2007.27
item
Memorial Art Gallery
8/17/2007
2007.27DI1
digital image
00/00/00
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2007.27DI#2
digital image
6/8/2010
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Ceramics
Bowl
Anasazi artist, (active )
Anasazi artist
United States
Primary
2 1/4 x 6 1/4 x 5 in. (5.7 x 15.9 x 12.7 cm)
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Clay
Clay
Anasazi, made in New Mexico
0
0
bowls, ceramics, Native American
Ceramics
1954.8
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
54.8DI#1
digital image
4/25/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/54.8_A1.jpg
Sculpture
Goose
Thomasee Echalook, (1935 - 2011)
Echalook, Thomasee
Canada
1935 - 2011
Male
Stone
Stone
Inuit; made in Inukjuak, Nunavik, Quebec
Second half of 20th Century
1950
1999
83-7
Sculpture
underside, Also signed in Syllabics, and with the Disc Number
2005.148
item
Memorial Art Gallery
5/6/2005
2005.148DI1
digital image
side
00/00/00
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2005.148DI2
digital image
Side
00/00/00
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2005.148DI#3
digital image
11/18/2013
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2005.148DI#4
digital image
11/18/2013
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/2005.148_A2.jpg