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Artist : |
Point, Susan A. RCA (Sparrow)
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Title : |
Spirit Guardians
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Execution Date : |
2005
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Geographical Origin : |
Vancouver; British Columbia; Canada
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Cultural Group : |
Musqueam,
Coast Salish
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Style / Period : |
Contemporary 1950 -
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Medium / Material : |
Patinated Bronze Polymer, Wood, Glass
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Support / Technique : |
Wood
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Object Type : |
Sculpture
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Visual Description :
The work consists of two bronze polymer masks, representing an initiated Coast Salish man or Shwey-Shwey in the top half of the work, balanced by the female equivalent occupying the lower half. The male/female masks, who represent spirit guardians, are united by a cedar rope, hand carved in red cedar, symbolic of all life in Coast Salish cultural beliefs. Under these components is a celadon coloured sandblasted glass representing the Fraser River and the Pacific Ocean and emphasizing the importance of these waters in Coast Salish culture. (written by Kerry Mason)
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Accession # : |
U013.1.1
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Height (cm) : |
152.50
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Width (cm) : |
80.00
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Depth (cm) : |
16.50
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Mandatory Credit : |
Collection of George and Christiane Smyth
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