Baah-Booq Vern Etzerza house posts represented mythical creatures

house posts represented mythical creatures associated with family history including magical privileges of the family

The titles refer to the fact that in each a line that is at one point positive becomes a negative shape for the succeeding eye shape and vice versa

blue and red forms is relieved by the upward sweep of the line between the black and red shapes

To view a similar style Klickitat (Klikitat) burden basket that is housed in the permanent collection of the Museum of Anthropology at UBC

or magical privileges of the family

Baah-Booq Vern Etzerza house posts represented mythical creaturesEdition 50 100 This print is only available framed. Please contact the gallery directly. Indigenous artwork on the Pacific Northwest Coast often incorporates figures and animals that are related to crest symbols. Crests have been passed down through families and have varying meanings depending on the context and association with a nation, clan, or family. The figures depicted in contemporary Northwest Coast Indigenous artwork also have varying