Painting Item Number: A9308 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Painting of a sea bear holding an octopus mask. Both figures are in profile and facing to the right side. The bear's circular black pupil and eye are surrounded by an oval that contours underneath and has points at both ends. There is a sideways split u behind the eye and an upside down split u above the head. The nostril has an ovoid. The open mouth shows even rows of teeth with an upper front fang. There is a sideways split u behind the mouth. The shoulder has an ovoid eye shape. The wrist, knee, and ankle have a dot within a circle. The back has five dots within circles. The rear has a similar face to that of the bear's. The bear is black while the mask has a green area surrounding the eyes, red above the head, a red nose, a red mouth, and red tentacles. The painting is on a vertically rectangular, shiny grey paper piece.