First Nations Archives - Jack Gibson Fine Art https://jackgibsongallery.com/product-category/first-nations-all/ Fusing Art to Nature Mon, 28 Feb 2022 20:16:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 Kwakwakawakw Potlatch Raven Dancer https://jackgibsongallery.com/product/kwakwakawakw-potlatch-raven-dancer/ Thu, 17 Oct 2019 22:49:33 +0000 https://jackgibsongallery.com/?post_type=product&p=1622 Jack Gibson
19 x 17" framed
12 x 14 x 2.5" unframed cast bronze

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17 x 19.5" framed
14.5 x 12.5" unframed cast bronze

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]]> Native American Spirit https://jackgibsongallery.com/product/native-american-spirit/ Fri, 04 Oct 2019 13:55:25 +0000 https://jackgibsongallery.com/?post_type=product&p=804 Lorne Findlay
Stone Sculpture

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]]> Balance https://jackgibsongallery.com/product/balance/ Fri, 04 Oct 2019 13:18:36 +0000 https://jackgibsongallery.com/?post_type=product&p=742 April White
22x28 watercolor print edition 26 of 95

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edition 184 of 295

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]]> Driftwood Formation https://jackgibsongallery.com/product/driftwood-formation/ Fri, 04 Oct 2019 13:09:17 +0000 https://jackgibsongallery.com/?post_type=product&p=728 April White
30x37 edition 214 of 295

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]]> Klewnuggit Inlet https://jackgibsongallery.com/product/klewnuggit-inlet/ Fri, 04 Oct 2019 13:03:58 +0000 https://jackgibsongallery.com/?post_type=product&p=717 April White
38x30 Original Watercolour Painting

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]]> Surfacing https://jackgibsongallery.com/product/surfacing/ Fri, 04 Oct 2019 12:49:11 +0000 https://jackgibsongallery.com/?post_type=product&p=709 April White
Edition 82 of 295

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]]> Bukwas https://jackgibsongallery.com/product/bukwas/ Tue, 10 Sep 2019 19:44:18 +0000 https://jackgibsongallery.com/?post_type=product&p=429 Jack Gibson

Bukwas, or Wild Man of the Woods, is a significant supernatural spirit being of the Kwagiulth Nation and casts a haunting figure in their great annual winter dance.

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]]> Mugamt Dancer https://jackgibsongallery.com/product/mugamt-dancer/ Tue, 10 Sep 2019 19:37:26 +0000 https://jackgibsongallery.com/?post_type=product&p=410 Jack Gibson

This figure of a Kwaguilth Mugamt Dancer was sculpted by Jack Gibson after personally observing a traditional Potlatch, a very rare experience, and studying the form of the dancer and his remarkable bird mask.
14 x 14 x 8.5"

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These dramatic masks demonstrate some of the most unique and imaginative examples of art produced by the Kwakwawala people.

The mask truly depicts the traditional Kwaguilth multiple bird mask which was worn by high ranking dancers, and represented the bird monster spirits in rare traditional dances which are preformed in the dramatic fireside ceremonies of the southern Kwakiutl.

The huge jaws of the hand-carved, wooden beak were hinged, and with great strength, skill and co-ordination the dancer, by operating concealed strings, could make it udder a loud cracking noise as he leaped in a self-induced frenzy, swaying to the sounds of rattles and drums.

The sculpture presents an unprecedented look into the culture and customs of the Kwaguilth People of British Columbia.


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