Large painting on plywood panel. Sisiutl dance screen motif. Central sun with sisiutls inside, killer whales above and below, gold-coloured background. Blackened (fire damage) across upper section. Signed on lower left, front "Blackie Dick". Back is unpainted.

• Narrative

  One of eight panels painted by Ben (Blackie) Dick in 1965 for the bighouse in Alert Bay. In 1997 there was a fire in the bighouse; the panels were salvaged after the fire. The donor purchased this panel in 2010 from the Hummingbird Gallery, near Vancouver.

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• Type of Item painting
• Culture Kwakwaka'wakw
• Measurements height 142.0 cm, width 188.0 cm (overall)

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• Creator Ben Dick
• Previous Owner John Kuiper
• Received from John Kuiper

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• Made in Alert Bay

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• Creation Date during 1965
• Ownership Date before November 21, 2016
• Acquisition Date on November 21, 2016

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• Item Classes paintings
• Condition fair
• Accession Number 3209/0001