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Object #     1998-90/954
Object name     Silkscreen Print
Culture of Origin     Nuu-chah-nulth, Dit-i-daht
Title     Whaling
Maker or Artist     Art Thompson
Materials     Paper, Ink
Techniques     Silkscreen
Dimensions     H: 14.7 in, W: 21.8 in
Exhibit Label    

Whaling has been an important part of Nuu-chah-nulth and Makah culture. The baleen whale depicted here, with only head showing, is likely a Gray Whale, most commonly hunted by these tribes along the outer coast of Washington and along Vancouver Island.

"Whaling has been an important part of Nuu-chah-nulth and Makah culture. Using the motifs of whaler, canoe, whale,. and harpoon often depicted on whaler's hats, the artist here has rendered the design in simple fluid lines, characteristic of the Nuu-chah-nulth graphic style."
Source     Margaret Blackman and Edwin S. Hall, Jr.
Credit     Blackman Hall Northwest Coast Print Collection
 
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