Description

Square design of human/raven transformation. Standing frontal figure in black and red has black eyes outlined by red extending into the nose and mouth, a four-pointed star shape in a black ovoid chest, outstretched wings, a body with an upside down red split u, upside down black u forms with cross hatching within, a tail that has four red u forms with cross hatching within, and three digit red protrusions (claws?). The wings have an upside down red split u and a sideways blank t-shape with a black ovoid at the end. Underneath the former two shapes, there is a red and black split u. Underneath the latter black ovoid at the end, there are red u forms surrounded by a larger black one and three feathers. There is a black hat-like shape on top of the head. At either side of the head, there are upside down red split u's that have cross hatching within and red u forms. Above the figure, there are black u forms, black u forms that have cross hatching within, black split u's that have a circle at either side within, red hand-like shapes, upside down red and black split u's, and upside down red double-notched split u's. Pencil inscription across the bottom edge reads '36/75 15/8/77 WEGET Roy Henry Vickers TSIMSIAN TRIBE KITKATLA B.C.'. There is an embossing on the lower right corner for 'NORTH WEST COAST INDIAN ARTISTS GUILD member' with a salmon-trout head at the centre. The print is on a relatively square, light brown paper piece.