Eagle Triptych Panels
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by Don Yeomans
Red Cedar wood, Acrylic paint
24.5 x 36 x 2″ (each panel)
73.5 x 36 x 2″ (entire triptych)
“This is the second triptych I did for this show, and this time I chose a different approach. One giant figure across three boards. The design is an Eagle, using painted undulating formline. I used blue formline with red secondary, simply because it is one of my favourite colours.” – Don Yeomans
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Red Cedar wood, Acrylic paint
24.5 x 36 x 2″ (each panel)
73.5 x 36 x 2″ (entire triptych)
“This is the second triptych I did for this show, and this time I chose a different approach. One giant figure across three boards. The design is an Eagle, using painted undulating formline. I used blue formline with red secondary, simply because it is one of my favourite colours.” – Don Yeomans
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Eagle’s Play Glass Rattle
Susan Point RCA
Price upon requestHand blown glass, Red Cedar wood base
This beautiful contemporary rattle is made with hand-blown glass, an example of Susan Point’s balance between traditional and contemporary styles. It demonstrates her ability to diversify, yet reveals her respect for tradition and ancient mythology. Based on an ancient implement, a spindle whorl was used for spinning wool into yarn for the process of creating fine woolen blankets.
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People of the Eagle Frontlet
Barry Scow
CA$2,450.00Yellow Cedar wood, Acrylic paint
Includes stand
“People of the Eagle” Frontlet, masterfully carved and painted by Kwakwaka’wakw artist Barry Scow, represents the Chief and his people of the Eagle clan. True to form of Barry’s fine carving, this frontlet portrays the Eagle with Sun, and commemorates Barry’s link to his Grandfather, who was a Chief, and to his heritage.
A Frontlet is a forehead mask attached to a woven headpiece, worn only by Chiefs and high-ranking individuals in order to display status. This particular frontlet carries the Eagle and Sun motif. The Eagle position belonged to the highest-ranking Chief in the village.
The Eagle lives in the sky, or Upper World, and represents status, power, peace and friendship. Eagle is the Chief of the birds, an honor he shares with the Woodpecker. The Sun is a popular Kwakwaka’wakw motif, used quite regularly in their art. The sun can represent life and creative forces as well as warmth and healing.
To further establish his high position, the Chief practiced a traditional act of discarding his wealth in front of other Chiefs. Much of this wealth was in the form of copper. To break the copper or throw it into the ocean, symbolized that he and his clan were modest of their wealth and that the value of friendship weighed more than the value of material wealth.
To assist the Chief with this historical display of modesty, a subordinate was appointed. The assistant is portrayed below the beak of the Eagle, carved in intricate detail, as one can see in the teeth and tongue of the human face. Another beautiful component of this piece are the Chief’s people, delicately cradled in the beak of the Eagle.
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Raven Cod Lure
Luke Marston
CA$12,500.00Red Cedar wood, Yellow Cedar wood, Cedar bark, Copper, Stone, Acrylic paint
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Eagle Frontlet
Charles Peter Heit
CA$8,200.00Birch wood, Abalone, Ivory
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A frontlet is a forehead mask attached to a woven headpiece. It is worn by chiefs and high-ranking individuals as a display of crests and status. Frontlets are often decorated with materials that are symbols of wealth and power: abalone shell, operculum shell, sea lion whiskers, feathers and/or ermine pelts.
The intelligent Eagle symbolizes status, power, peace and friendship.
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“Birth of an Idea” Panel
Don Yeomans
CA$18,000.00Red Cedar wood, Acrylic paint
“Originally, this panel was a naked yellow cedar board, but I added the white to highlight the undulating formlines, which are easier to see on a monochromatic surface. The main character is basically a mighty mouse, abstracted to convey how ideas emerge from my mind’s eye towards the hands – or in this case, the paw of the mighty mouse. The condensed figure within the eye is an embryonic idea.
Yup, that’s how they all look to me!” – Don Yeomans
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Le Colibrí (Hummingbird) Panel
Don Yeomans
CA$18,000.00Red Cedar wood, Acrylic paint
“My son, who loves France and is fluent in the French language, told me that the colours I used for this Hummingbird reminded him of the French flag. ‘Le Colibri’ is simply the French word for Hummingbird.” – Don Yeomans
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Killerwhale & Eagle Panel
Don Yeomans
CA$26,500.00Red Cedar wood, Acrylic paint
Don Yeomans’ Killerwhale & Eagle Panel is a beautiful and dynamic depiction of two significant and powerful figures in Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous culture. Carved from rich red cedar wood, the panel features a classic red and black color-scheme that is commonly seen in historic northern artworks. The vibrant red, combined with the dynamic expressiveness of the carving, easily captures the attention of all those in its vicinity. With such impeccable detail and fluidity, this artwork serves as a true testament to Don Yeomans’ skill as a master artist.