Yagis
1993
Artist
- Beau Dick, Kwakwaka'wakw, 1955-2017
- Born: Alert Bay, British Columbia
Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Locale
Alert Bay
Vancouver Island
British Columbia
Country
Canada
Object
mask
Medium
cedar | horse hair | paint ~ white ~ black ~ red ~ orange ~ green ~ blue | cedar bark | rope ~ cedar bark
Accession Number
2008.82
Credit Line
Gift of the Collection of Jan and Frederick Mayer
Beau Dick (Walas Gwa’yam) (Dzawada̱’enux̱w band of the Kwakwaka’wakw), Yagis, 1993. Cedar bark, rope, horse hair, and paint; 45 in. x 21 in. Denver Art Museum: Gift of the Collection of Jan and Frederick Mayer, 2008.82
Dimensions
height: 33 in, 83.8200 cm; width: 21 in, 53.3400 cm; overall height: 45 in, 114.3000 cm
Inscription
"`Yagis' /Beau Dick 93" on verso.
Department
Native Arts
Collection
Indigenous Arts of North America
This object is currently on view
Known Provenance
Collection of Jan and Frederick Mayer, Denver, CO, about 1995; loan, Denver Art Museum, 1998; gift, Denver Art Museum, 2008.
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