Screen Detail
Rain Screen legs and protal detail Rain Screen, su kheen, formed the front wall of the sleeping chamber of the master of the house. The large partition stood between the rear support posts and is made of thin split red cedar boards of varying widths. The front surface is intricately carved in low re...
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ftsfrazerunivdc:oai:digital.lib.sfu.ca:billreid_4419 2023-05-15T18:33:20+02:00 Screen Detail B. Herem Klukwan 1994 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-4419/screen-detail unknown billreid:4419 local: Klukwan266 uuid: 397feccb-8e3f-4c19-b861-07c254acb4a0 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-4419/screen-detail Copyright Barry Herem. This image is to be used solely for the purpose of research or private study. Any use of the image for a purpose other than research or private study requires the authorization of the copyright owner of the work in question. Tlingit --- Interior--Screen--Formline--Paint--Chilkat--Alaska--Northwest Coast--Art--Carving-- Tlingit --- Klukwan--Interior--Screen--Formline--Paint--Chilkat--Alaska--Northwest Coast--Art--Carving-- Photographs StillImage 1994 ftsfrazerunivdc 2019-07-10T07:05:09Z Rain Screen legs and protal detail Rain Screen, su kheen, formed the front wall of the sleeping chamber of the master of the house. The large partition stood between the rear support posts and is made of thin split red cedar boards of varying widths. The front surface is intricately carved in low relief and painted to represent the Spirit of Rain, Su, which was symbolized by a great crouching figure with outstretched arms. The boarder of minture creatures represents the splashing of rain as it strikes the ground. Some scholars suggest that the screen may not represent the Rain Spirit, but Raven who stole fresh water for the benefit of mankind (see Jonaitis 1986:113-15). Opinions differ as to who executed this work, but it is generally held that the Rain Screen and the Whale house posts were carved by different artists as the style differs significantly. Whale house, Ganaxtedi clan. Still Image tlingit Alaska SFU Digitized Collections (Simon Fraser University) |
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Rain Screen legs and protal detail Rain Screen, su kheen, formed the front wall of the sleeping chamber of the master of the house. The large partition stood between the rear support posts and is made of thin split red cedar boards of varying widths. The front surface is intricately carved in low relief and painted to represent the Spirit of Rain, Su, which was symbolized by a great crouching figure with outstretched arms. The boarder of minture creatures represents the splashing of rain as it strikes the ground. Some scholars suggest that the screen may not represent the Rain Spirit, but Raven who stole fresh water for the benefit of mankind (see Jonaitis 1986:113-15). Opinions differ as to who executed this work, but it is generally held that the Rain Screen and the Whale house posts were carved by different artists as the style differs significantly. Whale house, Ganaxtedi clan. |
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1994 |
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https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-4419/screen-detail |
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Klukwan |
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tlingit Alaska |
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tlingit Alaska |
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billreid:4419 local: Klukwan266 uuid: 397feccb-8e3f-4c19-b861-07c254acb4a0 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-4419/screen-detail |
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Copyright Barry Herem. This image is to be used solely for the purpose of research or private study. Any use of the image for a purpose other than research or private study requires the authorization of the copyright owner of the work in question. |
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