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Haida Beaver2673/1

Silkscreen print of stylized Haida beaver. Bilaterally symmetrical frontal sitting beaver has red and black interior designs; bent forepaws grasp black bar with three vertical red lines; frontal human at base of tail between hind paws. Head: u shaped ears have interior split u; below ears, eyes with crescent-like forms in ovoid pupils, pointed eyelid lines; two u forms on cheeks; large rounded fleur-de-lis like nose is joined to lip band and surmounted by three stacked frontal human faces; prominent front teeth extend over lower lip band, two upper and lower teeth to either side, all teeth have u form decoration. Body: circular shoulder joints have circular salmon-trout heads; ovoid hip joints have ovoid salmon-trout heads; fore and hind paws have four articulated phalanxes; circle and crescent designs inside knee and elbow joints. Tail: frontal sitting human has curvilinear arms and legs at sides, outward facing palms; oval body has s curve ribs and a circle in lower abdomen; large round head surmounted by four u forms, one is crosshatched. Signed and titled by artist; marked as a remarque print by small pencil drawing of wolf's head at bottom right. Open Pacific Graphics embossed logo in lower corner on left.

Culture
Haida
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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