#indigenous craft

[comahonyart]

Portland Studio 7 feb 26

Making Brigid's Triskeles for my siblings

[emmaklee]

tip of totem in the form of a frog

Haida, 19th century

[piizunn]

a burning desire for cultural knowledge (entryway portal) 2021

this piece is an exploration of Métis material culture and the result of a semesters worth of research into indigenous survivance, material culture, traditional craft practices, and ways i can challenge the contemporary gallery space using “portals” or installations referencing other spaces.

these hand made bags reference Métis fire bags that hold fire starting supplies (or octopus bags named for their eight legs).

the yellow bag contains traditional, non traditional, and modern fire starting supplies including a clipper lighter, a barbecue lighter, matches, kindling, and sticks.

the blue bag contains sewing supplies used to make the fire bags as well as a fire bag prototype and an unfinished octopus bag.

both bags contain tobacco, in a loose form and in cigarette form.

[mask-knife-is-buggys-wife]

I saw this shawl in an indigenous goods store called Quiltbag. It was made by Nikawiy Handmade and I'm absolutely obsessed this is everything I want I want to be an opulent indigenous hollywood bombshell this is gorgeous

[big-kahuno]

[emmaklee]

Yup’ik mask

Alaska, 19th century

[emmaklee]

African mask

[emmaklee]

Ngere mask