Spindle Whorl
Artist
Marvin Oliver
MediumWood, bronze, inlaid shell
Dimensions59 x 15 x 15 in. (149.9 x 38.1 x 38.1 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineSeattle City Light 1% for Art Portable Works Collection
This artwork is a contemporary interpretation of a traditional tool for spinning thread from wool.
Oliver, whose heritage is Quinault/Isleta-Pueblo, creates monumental works in cedar, bronze, cast glass and enameled steel--especially his totem poles and towering, stylized whale fins. His works have been installed throughout the State of Washington and the United States, in Canada, and in Japan. Oliver is professor of American Indian Studies at the University of Washington, serves as curator of contemporary Native American art at the University of Washington's Burke Museum, and holds a part-time post at the University of Alaska/Ketchikan.
Oliver, whose heritage is Quinault/Isleta-Pueblo, creates monumental works in cedar, bronze, cast glass and enameled steel--especially his totem poles and towering, stylized whale fins. His works have been installed throughout the State of Washington and the United States, in Canada, and in Japan. Oliver is professor of American Indian Studies at the University of Washington, serves as curator of contemporary Native American art at the University of Washington's Burke Museum, and holds a part-time post at the University of Alaska/Ketchikan.
