Installation view, Beau Dick: Early Works, Fazakas Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Mar 29 - May 11, 2019
Installation view, Beau Dick: Early Works, Fazakas Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Mar 29 - May 11, 2019
Beau Dick Kwakwaka’wakw, Musgamakw Dzawada’enuxw First Nation, 1955-2017
Bella Coola Mask, 1980
Red cedar, acrylic, cedar bark
10 x 9 1/2 x 5 inches (w/out cedar bark)
25.4 x 24.1 x 12.7 cm
25.4 x 24.1 x 12.7 cm
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Further images
Bella Coola is a Northern style of carving that Beau often visited throughout his career. This mask is a lovely example of a Bella Coola chiefly figure that is often...
Bella Coola is a Northern style of carving that Beau often visited throughout his career. This mask is a lovely example of a Bella Coola chiefly figure that is often found on frontlets. The figure’s finely-carved, hawk-like face is indicative of a supernatural being. Here is an instance of Beau moving outside of his own cultural style and into that of the Bella Coola.
Exhibitions
Beau Dick: Walas Gwa'yam / Big, Great Whale, Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York, NY, April 12 - May 11, 2024
P̓asa'p, Norberg Hall, Calgary, AB, Jan 26 - Mar 2, 2024
Beau Dick: Early Works, Fazakas Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Mar 29 - May 11, 2019