Project Description
SEALASKA HERITAGE INSTITUTE’S 10th BIENNIAL
NORTHWEST COAST JURIED
ART SHOW & COMPETITION
Studying Basket | Ariane Xay Kuyaas Medley
Ariane Xay Kuyaas Medley
- Haida, Raven, Yahgujaanaas, Dogfish/Shark House
- Masset, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia
- Category: Endangered Art: Spruce Root
- Spruce roots, grass, agates
- $NFS
- Artist comment: During an internship at the Canadian Museum of History I was given a few precious moments to study our ancestor’s masterpieces. This design is inspired by a Haida lidded basket from the 1800s.
Juror comment: A great tribute to lidded Haida baskets of past centuries. The lid here is especially well done and evocative of Haida lids.