Item number Nb7.228 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
Item number Nb7.228 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Silkscreen print design of the moon. The black moon has a circular face with circle in ovoid eyes. There is an ovoid below the eyes with the nose in between and two long, thin segmented lines angling inward to come to a point above the centre. There is a mouth and a chin. The ears have a sideways split u surrounded by a black u form. There are six protrusions around the circular face, four along the top and two along the bottom, each of which has a split u surrounded by a black u form. There is a black star shape at the top right corner. Pencil inscription across the bottom edge reads '84/200 2/7/75 THE MOON TSIMSHIAN TRIBE KITKATLA B.C. Roy H. Vickers'. The print is on a vertically rectangular, yellow paper piece.
Silk-screen prints are a major form of contemporary Indian art. Silk-screen printing emerged in the 1950's as a new non-traditional art form, and was easily adapted to traditional Northwest Coast two dimensional design concepts.
contemporary art
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contemporary art
Silk-screen prints are a major form of contemporary Indian art. Silk-screen printing emerged in the 1950's as a new non-traditional art form, and was easily adapted to traditional Northwest Coast two dimensional design concepts.
Silkscreen print design of the moon. The black moon has a circular face with circle in ovoid eyes. There is an ovoid below the eyes with the nose in between and two long, thin segmented lines angling inward to come to a point above the centre. There is a mouth and a chin. The ears have a sideways split u surrounded by a black u form. There are six protrusions around the circular face, four along the top and two along the bottom, each of which has a split u surrounded by a black u form. There is a black star shape at the top right corner. Pencil inscription across the bottom edge reads '84/200 2/7/75 THE MOON TSIMSHIAN TRIBE KITKATLA B.C. Roy H. Vickers'. The print is on a vertically rectangular, yellow paper piece.
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