Twined Wapus (Root Bag) "Legends of Nch'i Wana"

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dc.contributor.authorNatalie Kirk Moody (b. 1972)
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-16T15:59:00Z
dc.date.available2022-07-16T15:59:00Z
dc.descriptionAccording to the artist, the images of this twined wapus (root bag) "represent legends and the oral history of my Columbia River descendants, now the people of Warm Springs. Nch'i-wana (the Big River) was once a sacred dwelling of my ancestors who lived, loved, and lost, but who will remain through the legends of Nch'i-wana." Depicted in bands (from top to bottom) are Tsagaglalal ("She Who Watches"), one of the most powerful Columbia River petroglyphs; the Condor, once wide-ranging in the gorge, and Elk, significant to the lives and livelihood of the peoples of Nch'i-wana.
dc.description.sponsorshipThe George and Colleen Hoyt Art Acquisition Fund
dc.format.extent10.0" x 9.5" x 8.5"
dc.format.mediumBasketry
dc.format.mediumJute twine, hemp cord, wood yarn, smoked buckskin, cut glass beads
dc.identifier.other2005.002
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10177/19841
dc.relation.ispartofHallie Ford Museum of Art, Willamette University, Salem Oregon
dc.relation.ispartofNative American Collection
dc.rightsFor use information see: http://www.willamette.edu/arts/hfma/collections/copyright.html
dc.titleTwined Wapus (Root Bag) "Legends of Nch'i Wana"
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local.cultureNorth American / United States / Oregon / Warm Springs
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