Northwest Coast Native Art

$500.00

Item SP103F

19 1/2 x 19 1/2 x 1 1/4

6 lbs. 0 oz.

Extra packaging required. A surcharge of 21.00 will be added to order.

Ancestral Vision
by Susan Point

Numbered print
Teal/red custom mat,framed in black metal(shown with plain white mat and without the frame)

Susan Point

Susan Point is a Coast Salish native artist. She has immersed herself in the study of traditional Coast Salish art, and emerged with a language of design both authentic yet vibrantly contemporary. Coast Salish art is relatively unknown to most people today as it was an almost lost art form after European contact - the reason being is that Salish lands were the first to be settled by the Europeans which adversely affected our peoples' traditional lifestyle. "In creating my art, I feel a need to continually express my cultural background and beliefs yet, at the same time, my work continues to evolve with changes within and outside my community."

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Ancestors

Ancestors are very important in Northwest Coast cultures; a human portrait often represents an ancestor figure, which is no less real for being mythical. The human face traditionally appears in shamanic, crest, story and decorative art. Human features commonly mingle with those of other creatures, a formal convention that may represent birthright, kinship, supernatural status, and or spirit alliances.