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Description

Stylized configurative figures of a horizontal male across the bottom, a vertical female, and a bird above. All are in black form line with circles at tge joints and interior details in red. Male lies on his back with his head to the left side, his right leg is bent, and his right arm rests on his groin. Floating female has an arched back and her arms fall straight down behind her along with her flowing hair. The pointed toe of her foot touches the bottom edge of the male's ribcage. The bird has wings curving out in a v-shape with its head pointed down at the centre. Human limbs have red u forms or lines following the outer contours. Lips are red, and there are 2 u forms across the cheeks. Bird has a series of connected red u forms along the wing bands with two or three vertical lines in each, except for the first. Wing on the right ends in black, red, then black tapering line. On the left ends with five alternating black and red tapering lines. Pencil inscription across the bottom edge reads '59/100 Feb. 77 THE CREATION OF EVE Roy Henry Vickers TSIMSHIAN TRIBE KITKATLA B.C.'. Embossed circular stamp at the bottom right reads 'Canadian Native Prints Limited' with a salmon at the centre. The print is on a vertically rectangular, light brown paper piece.

History Of Use

Northwest Coast serigraphs are a contemporary art form, deriving from early 20th century drawings of traditional crest and decorative designs, commissioned by anthropologists and undertaken by artists such as Charles Edenshaw. Residential schools reinforced the medium, while discouraging the use of traditional themes. An important series of traditional designs in coloured pencil and watercolour were done by Mungo Martin for UBC in 1949-50. The 1960's saw the rapid growth of prints, first in unlimited poster editions, and later with the establishment of the Gitanmaax School of Northwest Coast Indian Art at 'Ksan (1967), and of the Northwest Coast Indian Artists Guild (1977), limited edition art runs became the standard. Northwest Coast silkscreen prints are part of the mainstream art market, as well as, functioning within the native context as potlatch gifts, and commemorative prints. Although, there are distinctive regional styles, individual artists may work in several styles, or apply unique themes and variations to specific works.

Cultural Context

contemporary art

Iconographic Meaning

This print depicts Christian images from genesis of Adam, Eve and the Holy Ghost. The Holy Ghost is in the form of a dove. The creation of Eve (Genesis, Chapter 2) is shown.

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