Sister Bear

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Copied Ursala Hudson, Sister Bear, 2022-2023, thigh-spun merino and cedar bark with silk, 36 x 32 x 1⁄4 in. (91.4 x 81.3 x 0.6 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Windgate Foundation Living Artists Acquisitions Fund, 2023.22, © 2023, Ursala Hudson

Artwork Details

Title
Sister Bear
Artist
Date
2022-2023
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
36 x 32 x 1⁄4 in. (91.4 x 81.3 x 0.6 cm)
Copyright
© 2023, Ursala Hudson
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Windgate Foundation Living Artists Acquisitions Fund
Mediums
Mediums Description
thigh-spun merino and cedar bark with silk
Classifications
Keywords
  • Indian
Object Number
2023.22
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2023.22

Artwork Description

As Hudson’s first Chilkat robe,?Sister Bear?incorporates her own innovative twist, using black and white exclusively for the design and omitting the classic combination of yellows, greens, and black that has come to define Chilkat aesthetics. The design is a female bear, as signified by her labret, a customary piercing worn by women and girls. This bear holds the enormity of inherited experiences and knowledge from all her different bloodlines and accepts that this future looks unlike any other.

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