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20.5" Painted Elk Hide Drum by Haisla Artist Barry Wilson - Kemano-Kitlope BC

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20.5  Painted Elk Hide Drum by Haisla Artist Barry Wilson - Kemano-Kitlope BC
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DESCRIPTION:
20.5" Painted Elk Hide Drum by Haisla Artist Barry Wilson - Kemano-Kitlope BC, CANADA. Constructed, signed and painted by the artist (who is a well-known carver) with handmade "beater". Includes a hand-written letter from the artist (Barry Wilson) describing the story which inspired the painted portion of the drum.
"Sometime in the 1940's my Grandfather Gordon Robertson went halibut fishing outside of Kemano. On his way out the inlet, he witnessed a fight between a killerwhale and a giant octopus. The battle went on for a while and ended when the octapus broke the back of the whale.
20.5" Elk Hide Drum. Thunderbird, north wind, sea lion, halibut, killerwhale, octapus
Barry Wilson --- Kemano-Kitlope --- May 22/52"
A little information about the artist:
Barry was born at Kitamaat Village, British Columbia in 1952. He is from the Killerwhale clan of the Haisla (Xanaksiyala) Nation. At the age of five he began carving under the tutorage of his grandfather, Gordon Robertson, a Chief and carver, and his uncle, Henry Robertson.
After graduating from school he followed in his uncle's footsteps by teaching and working as an artist. His brothers, Derek and Gary, are also well known artists.
Although Barry concentrates on the art of jewellery making he also carves horn, bone, ivory, antler and wood. He has mastered the techniques of painting, screen printing, drum crafting and the making of bentwood boxes.
In 1988 and 1989, Barry was awarded First Place for Original Design Jewellery in the Native Arts and Crafts Show in Vancouver. From 2004 to 2006, Barry helped his uncle Henry Robertson oversee the recreation of the nineteenth-century G’psgolox pole that was made for the country of Sweden as part of a repatriation deal between Sweden and Canada. Barry was also featured in the NFB documentary 'Totem: The Return of the G’psgolox Pole'.



CONDITION:
Excellent - Like new - condition. A fantastic piece. As this is a hand made drum - slight irregularities in the leather and the construction are expected. Great Sound!!
ITEM No:
MCG00031
DIMENSIONS:
Diameter: 20.5" inches
Height: 3" inches

Weight: 1.26kg (does not include packaging)