Wild Woman, hand carved, authentic Indigenous art direct from Janice Morin

• Nation: Cree art, Northwest native American art
• Artist: Morin, Janice
• Type: Mask

Another gorgeous piece of Art - 

Fully hand carved by Indigenous, Cree Nation artist Janice Morin (Cree). Signed at the back. 

Wild Woman (Dzunukwa) Mask, depicting the Mosquito on the forehead.

A very rich and powerful piece. Janice works together with her partner Randy Stiglitz for over 30 years. They are both accomplished artists, highly sought after and highly collected around the world. True Indigenous art at it's best. 

The mask is decorated with black horse hair and natural cedar bark rope. Again, please have a close look.... .

Measurements: 10" x 9 1/2" x 4" 

Meaning: The Dzunukwa, or Wild Woman, is a figure in Kwakwaka'wakw mythology. She is an ancestor of the Namgis clan through her son, Tsilwalagame. She is venerated as a bringer of wealth, but is also greatly feared by children, because she is also known as an ogress who steals children and carries them home in her basket to eat. Fortunately, she is not the brightest so children are usually able to escape from her basket. In masks and totem pole images she is shown with bright red pursed lips because she is said to give off the call "Hu!" It is often told to children that the sound of the wind blowing through the cedar trees is actually the call of Dzunuḵ̓wa. 

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About This Artist

Janice Morin is a Cree, originating from Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan. She was born in 1957 and moved to Vancouver in British Columbia at the age of five. She has been living on the Northwest Coast since. Janice was introduced to Northwest Coast art...Artist bio and other available works »