Beau Dick Kwakwaka’wakw, Musgamakw Dzawada’enuxw First Nation, 1955-2017
Supernatural Raven, c. 1990
Red cedar, acrylic, cedar bark, feathers
35 x 43 x 14 inches
88.9 x 109.2 x 35.6 cm
88.9 x 109.2 x 35.6 cm
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Kwakwakwalanooksiwae (Supernatural Raven) is one of the Hamat’sa cannibal birds whose ravenous hunger must be satiated in order to civilize the dancer he possesses.
Kwakwakwalanooksiwae (Supernatural Raven) is one of the Hamat’sa cannibal birds whose ravenous hunger must be satiated in order to civilize the dancer he possesses.
Exhibitions
Hiłt̕sist̕a’a̱m (The Copper Will Be Fixed), Potlatch 67-67: Then and Now, Comox Valley Art Gallery, Comox, BC, July 20 - Oct 4, 2018
Devoured by Consumerism, White Columns, NY, March 15 - May 4, 2019; Remai Modern, Saskatoon, SK, June 21 – Sept 8, 2019
Beau Dick: Walas Gwa'yam / Big, Great Whale, Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York, NY, April 12 - May 11, 2024