Bu-Quis with Cockle by Tony Hunt family to live for the rest

to live for the rest of her life

"There is a picture I hold dear of my sister as a little girl with this puffy dress and cedar headband on

Edition of 125

25 3/4" x 19 3/4"

The rainbow is often used as a symbol of transition between life and death in old Nuu-chah-nulth painting

Bu-Quis with Cockle by Tony Hunt family to live for the restSilkscreen Print 20 1 4" x 13" 1975 Edition of 205 In Northwest Coast mythology Bu quis was a woods dweller who was sometimes seen alone on the beach eating cockles. He was greatly feared because he ate human beings. Bu quis appeared in the traditional art only as a mask used in certain dances, but here Tony Hunt interpreted him in a flat design. Hall, Edwin S., et al. Northwest Coast Indian Graphics: An Introduction to Silk Screen Prints. Douglas &