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Wosko (wasgo; sea wolf)
Wosko (wasgo; sea wolf)

Wosko (wasgo; sea wolf)

Date1977
Maker Francis Williams Haida, Canadian, 1936 - 2003
Label TextFrancis Williams was influential is re-establishing Haida formline art, which he expertly conveyed in jewelry and prints. Like other artists of his generation, he studied Haida art collections in museums and sought out older Haida artists, including metalsmith Art Adams. The precise lines and sharp angles of his design here are derived from Williams’s stylish metalwork motifs. Part wolf, part whale, the powerful wasgo is featured in stories about a young fisherman who kills the wasgo and wears its skin to catch seafood for his community.
Object number2014.7.15
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Hatch
Dimensions22 1/4 x 30 1/16 in. (56.5 x 76.4 cm)
MediumSilkscreen print
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Francis Dick
1999
Object number: 2014.4.7
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Francis Dick
1997
Object number: 2014.4.8
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Francis Dick
2003
Object number: 2014.4.9
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Francis Dick
Object number: 2014.4.10
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Francis Dick
1992
Object number: 2014.8.9
Photo: Scott Leen
Francis Dick
1998
Object number: 2009.5.1
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Francis Dick
1996
Object number: 2009.5.11
Francis Dick
August 1987
Object number: 2018.29.35
Francis Dick
August 1984
Object number: 2018.29.36
Francis Dick
1992
Object number: 2018.29.38
Francis Dick
December 1996
Object number: 2018.29.39