This is a happy painting of a masked dancer, swinging his arms in the air as if dusting off the air itself. Mask is driftwood with guinea hen feathers, holding turkey feather dance fans, with acrylic on heavy duty wather color paper.
- Outside dimensions 11-5/8" x 14-5/8" x 1-3/8"
- Includes Ivory Mat with 8x10 opening
- Black Frame
- Includes glass and backing
- Comes ready for wall mounting
- Will accept 4-ply mat board
- Mixed media: Kuskokwim driftwood, turkey feather dance fans, guinea hen feathers and acrylic paint.
Celebrate 3D Art
The Yup’ik natives had festivals with two or more villages who gathered to celebrate with Ellarpiim Yua (Person of the Universe) thanking Him for all the gifts of harvest and gathering.
Preparation would usually begin after all the major food harvests have been put away. Neighboring villages would prepare gifts of useful utensils, hunting gear, fish traps, Qayaqs, and dried fish, meat, seal oil and more. It was as if Halloween, New Years, and Christmas were rolled into one.