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Photo: Nathaniel Willson
The End of the Ancestors
Photo: Nathaniel Willson

The End of the Ancestors

Date1992
Maker Gerald Bruce subiyay Miller Native American, Skokomish, 1944 - 2005
Object number2009.23
ProvenanceCommissioned from artist by Steven Klein in early 1990s.
Photo CreditPhoto: Nathaniel Willson
Exhibition HistoryOlympia, Washington, Capital Museum, ca. 1993 Seattle, Washington, Sea Tac Airport, approximately ca. 1994Published ReferencesPBS (Public Broadcast System) Film documentary done on artist working on piece; ca. 1993
Credit LineGift of Steven, Jomarie, Andrew, Erika and Wisten Klein
DimensionsOverall (Panels): 81 x 97 x 13 1/2 in. (205.7 x 246.4 x 34.3 cm) Overall (Loom): 60 x 53 x 18 in. (152.4 x 134.6 x 45.7 cm) Length (Spindle): 36 in. (91.4 cm) Diameter (Whorl): 8in. (20.3cm) Length (3 Wood spears with barbs): 112in. (284.5cm) Length (Wood bow): 30in. (76.2cm) Overall (Blanket): 53in. (134.6cm)
MediumWood, sheep's wool, animal hair, cedar bark, beads, shells