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Occupied
Robert Davidson (Haida)

2007 Edition 9/88 This print is only available framed. Please contact the gallery directly. "Occu...

2007 Edition 9/88 This print is only available framed. Please contact the gallery directly. "Occupied was first a doodle for a thank-you card. I also couldn't pronounce the plural 'octopi'. When you look at the map of Haida Gwaii there are red parts to indicate reserve land that we can occupy and it adds up to less than 0.1 percent. We have been corralled onto this tiny piece of land." - from Echoes of the Supenatural; The Graphic Art of Robert Davidson (Wyatt)

Pookmis Box
Art Thompson (Nuu-chah-nulth)

Day and Night
Maynard Johnny Jr. (Salish)

Indigenous artwork on the Pacific Northwest Coast often incorporates figures and animals that are...

Indigenous 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 histories and artist descriptions. Raven is one...

Killer Whale Transforming Into Human
Phil Gray (Tsimshian)

Indigenous artwork on the Pacific Northwest Coast often incorporates figures and animals that are...

Indigenous 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 histories and artist descriptions.Killer Whale ...