Raven Forehead Mask
Artist
David Boxley
MediumWood
Dimensions15 x 14 x 4 in. (38.1 x 35.6 x 10.2 cm)
ClassificationsCarving
Credit LineSeattle City Light 1% for Art Portable Works Collection
Our art from 1886 to the 1950s was outlawed along with our potlatches. It is important to me for our people to understand that this is our art and that we should be proud of it.
Mr. Boxley was born in 1952 in Ketchikan, Alaska and was raised by his grandparents in the village of Metlakala. He is a member of the Tsimshian tribe.
Mr. Boxley was born in 1952 in Ketchikan, Alaska and was raised by his grandparents in the village of Metlakala. He is a member of the Tsimshian tribe.
