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Object #     1998-90/967
Object name     Silkscreen Print
Culture of Origin     Nuu-chah-nulth, Dit-i-daht
Title     Family Dance Curtain
Maker or Artist     Art Thompson
Materials     Paper, Ink
Techniques     Silkscreen
Dimensions     H: 21 in, W: 29.5 in
Exhibit Label    

"On the Northwest Coast, crests or other family images often embody entire stories involving the interactions of one's ancestors with the supernatural. Although the images from Art Thompson's family dance curtain appear publicly in this commercial print, the story behind the images was not released, in order to maintain the privacy of the family. In the photograph Thompson directs his family in a dance performance at Robert Davidson's 1980 potlatch in Massett."
Source     Margaret Blackman and Edwin S. Hall, Jr.
Credit     Blackman Hall Northwest Coast Print Collection
 
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