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Artist
Jane Ash Poitras (1951 – , Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
mixed media on canvas
Catalogue Number
PoJ.13.02
Description
Bald eagle looking left on black ground, surrounded by colourful border of paint: at left red, white, blue, green, yellow, blue, yellow, black, and green segments, gold strip across top, red at right, blue at bottom. Red, white, and green triangles BRC. Textured, craquelure style black, green, and …
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Artist
Jane Ash Poitras (1951 – , Canadian)
Title
Mikisew Spirit
Date
n.d.
Medium
mixed media on canvas
Dimensions
41.0 x 31.0 cm
Description
Bald eagle looking left on black ground, surrounded by colourful border of paint: at left red, white, blue, green, yellow, blue, yellow, black, and green segments, gold strip across top, red at right, blue at bottom. Red, white, and green triangles BRC. Textured, craquelure style black, green, and purple border around edges.,
Subject
eagle,
Credit
Gift of Jane Ash Poitras, Edmonton, 2021
Catalogue Number
PoJ.13.02
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Artist
Jane Ash Poitras (1951 – , Canadian)
Date
1999
Medium
mixed media on canvas
Catalogue Number
PoJ.13.01
Description
Down the centre of the piece there is a column of four historical photographs of Indigenous people participating in the sundance ritual. Different colours and patterns border each photograph on either side of them. On each side of the piece there are painted areas or strips. Red paint looks like…
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Artist
Jane Ash Poitras (1951 – , Canadian)
Title
Sacrifice
Date
1999
Medium
mixed media on canvas
Dimensions
122.0 x 91.5 cm
Description
Down the centre of the piece there is a column of four historical photographs of Indigenous people participating in the sundance ritual. Different colours and patterns border each photograph on either side of them. On each side of the piece there are painted areas or strips. Red paint looks like blood running down the image. A quill is attached to the painting in the top left corner. A bone or tooth is attached to the canvas in the top right corner. The left side of the piece is painted in red tones, the left in green. In the bottom right corner there are some pictograph-like drawings of people and a dog.
Subject
figure
group
historical
cultural
Indigenous
religious
Sundance Ceremony
Credit
Purchased from Jane Ash Poitras, Edmonton, 2001
Catalogue Number
PoJ.13.01
Images
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