Honoring the Dead
Deer skull(s), fur and pen
7” X 4”
Mobile: beaver and muskrat jaws,
deer pelvic, goose feathers,
seed beads, quills,
acrylic paint and pen
10” X 20”
Deer skull(s), fur and pen
7” X 4”
Mobile: beaver and muskrat jaws,
deer pelvic, goose feathers,
seed beads, quills,
acrylic paint and pen
10” X 20”
Cedar Eve Peters
Using traditional materials, Honoring the Dead is inspired by dreams, effigies and burial offerings. Within many cultures, there is a belief that to have a healthy mind, body, and spirit, one must honor their ancestors. Animal bones have been revered through the process of drawing onto their surface. Although the images created are scary or grotesque in appearance, they are meant to scare away evil spirits, while the objects themselves are meant to serve as a mnemonic device.
In many cultures, notions of sickness and disease, whether mental, physical or spiritual is often attributed to and directly related to spirits who seek to harm the living. As an Ojibwa artist, aspects of First Nations sacred stories, mythologies, and dreams influence and shape my use of memory. My work questions the reality of otherness through recognizable and unrecognizable imagery and are a play between fiction and reality. |