Kuunagataa (Whale Eater)
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with Jaalen Edenshaw
Lithograph, Edition of 100
2016
Unframed
(For inquiries on Custom Framing, please contact the gallery)
“The Great Box” depicts the story of a Kuna Ka T’aa a powerful supernatural being who is known as both the Wealth Bringer and the Whale Eater. The Edenshaw brothers choose to photograph the back of the box for this lithograph. The image was then re-worked to embrace both of their individual artistic styles in a collaborative nature.
It’s a culmination of a project that they undertook in Oxford, England to create a response box inspired by a historic Haida artifact, known simply as “The Great Box.” They formed a box of matching dimensions from an old growth cedar plank in Masset on Haida Gwaai and brought it over to Oxford with them to carve alongside the original. Throughout the entire process they centered their focus on learning from their ancestor; taking great care in studying the box’s complex formline, deliberately replicating each carving stroke of the Master artist to better understand their vision. They titled their completed piece The Great Box Considered and it returned to Haida Gwaai where it now resides.
17 x 22" (43.18 x 55.88cm)
CA$450.00
In stock
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by Gwaai & Jaalen Edenshaw
Lithograph, Edition of 100
2016
Unframed
(For inquiries on Custom Framing, please contact the gallery)
“The Great Box” depicts the story of a Kuna Ka T’aa a powerful supernatural being who is known as both the Wealth Bringer and the Whale Eater. The Edenshaw brothers choose to photograph the back of the box for this lithograph. The image was then re-worked to embrace both of their individual artistic styles in a collaborative nature.
It’s a culmination of a project that they undertook in Oxford, England to create a response box inspired by a historic Haida artifact, known simply as “The Great Box.” They formed a box of matching dimensions from an old growth cedar plank in Masset on Haida Gwaai and brought it over to Oxford with them to carve alongside the original. Throughout the entire process they centered their focus on learning from their ancestor; taking great care in studying the box’s complex formline, deliberately replicating each carving stroke of the Master artist to better understand their vision. They titled their completed piece The Great Box Considered and it returned to Haida Gwaai where it now resides.
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Feeding Hummingbirds
lessLIE
CA$300.00Serigraph, Edition of 100
Unframed
(For inquiries on custom framing, please contact the gallery)
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con TEXT
lessLIE
CA$450.00Serigraph, Edition of 100
2009
Unframed
(For inquiries on custom framing, please contact the gallery)
“As a contemporary Northwest Coast artist, the de-contextualization of Northwest Coast art is of great interest to me. By some scholars and Northwest Coast traditionalists, Northwest Coast ceremonial art has generally been perceived as de-contextualized when taken away from its ceremonial context. When the words and songs and dances are taken away from Northwest Coast art, it is perceived by some as being robbed of its meaning; hence the title “Con Text.” As a contemporary Coast Salish artist, one of the undertakings of my work is to create a new context for Coast Salish art through the utilization of text.”
–lessLIE
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Spirits of Our Time
Rande Cook
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2007
Unframed
(For inquiries on custom framing, please contact the gallery)
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Nang King Guhl Slaas “The One Who Is Looking Out” Earrings
Gwaai Edenshaw
CA$2,800.0022K Yellow Gold, Impressed
Beaded Turquoise
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Nang King Guhl Slaas “The One Who Is Looking Out” Earrings – Medium
Gwaai Edenshaw
CA$1,200.0022K Yellow Gold, Impressed
Beaded Turquoise
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Nang King Guhl Slaas “The One Who Is Looking Out” Bracelet
Gwaai Edenshaw
CA$280.00Sterling silver, Impressed
Asymmetric Design – Tapers to 0.5″
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“Initiation” Bracelet
Gwaai Edenshaw
CA$360.00Sterling silver, Impressed
From Gwaai Edenshaw:
“Like fragmented artifacts or a keyhole peek at a larger design, this is the essence of the Regalia Line. From an idea conceived over a decade ago, through techniques fine-tuned over the last 5 years comes a new line by designer Gwaai Edenshaw.
Initiation is the inaugural collection by Regalia. These one-of-a-kind pieces merge Haida tradition with modern fashion for a distinct combination of quality and style.
Once embossed on sterling silver or gold sheets, specific images are carefully chosen for their aesthetic and narrative qualities. These are then shaped and polished by hand ensuring no two pieces will ever be alike.”