Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2013.04.013
Accession#:
2013.04
Credit Line:
Museum Purchase.
Object Name:
Print
Title:
The Bear's Ears Hat
Artist — Creator:
Dale DeArmond
Artist — Creator Role:
Artist
Date:
12/1994
Description:
Wood engraving with colored pencil of The Bear's Ears Hat by Dale DeArmond. Print shows a man with his head slightly facing the proper right. His clothes are black, yellow—orange, yellow, and white. His hat is divided into two areas representing bear ears. Hat is shaded with pink, blue, and green pencil. Print ink is black. Background of print is shades of orange and yellow. Decorative boarder around edge. Text written in pencil below decorative edge of print reads: "The Bear's Ears Hat 1/25 D. DeArmond — imp c 94". The "c" is the copyright sign of a c with in a circle. Top edge of paper uncut/finished.

According to Certificate of Authenticity the hat is a "northwest coast ceremonial hat. Probably Tlinget. Wood encrusted with pieces of abalone shell traded from California or South America."
Notes:
Certificate of Authenticity came with print and is located in accession file.
Hand pulled by artist on an Ettan etching press at Sitka, Alaska on December 10—15, 1994.
Paper: Archival Quality.
Record of Printing: 25 Artist's Editions, 10 Book Editions, 2 Artist Proofs.

People:
DeArmond, Dale
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