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Artist. Oshweken, Ontario. Member of the Eel Clan of the Onondaga Nation on the Six Nations Reserve (Iroquois). Construction worker until returning to a more cultural lifestyle when he trained as a silversmith. Arthur Powless copies artefacts which were used for fur trading in late 18th and early 19th centuries. Exhibits through Windsong Galleries, Mississagua, Ontario. Information linking this artist to Eel sign found in "The Covenant Chain," pages 71-72. Artist flourished dates 1958-?

Born: 1938