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Object #     2004-2/274
Object name     Mask
Culture of Origin     Interior Salish
Title     "Two Males Battle Mask"
Maker or Artist     Gerry Sheena
Materials     Wood, Paint, Horsehair, String
Techniques     Carved, Painted, Glued, Tied
Dimensions     L: 23.0 cm, W: 21.5 cm, D: 18.0 cm
Exhibit Label    

"Spirit of the Ancestors"-Two Males battle for best spawning grounds. These battles that happen annually for thousands of years are a testiment to the percerverance of the salmon spirit. It's a battle West Coast artists have engaged in to best represent an ancient artform. Striving to pay the art form the respect it deserves. The same perserverance that drives the salmon, drives me as an artist. A battle for that best spawning ground we call the art world. - Gerry Sheena
Source     Mr. Arthur B. Steinman
Credit     Gift of Arthur B. Steinman


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