Lot #109: Susan Point RCA 'The Shaper' Poster Framed Coast Salish Indigenous Art

Framed Poster Approx 20" x 20". Some white dust and marks around edges under the glass. The Shaper shows a human figure holding up the Earth. The Thunderbirds support the human figure whose hands they shape. The Earth, in turn, has a body which supports both the Thunderbirds and the human figure. Inside the Earth are two Thunder Lizards. Both Thunderbirds contain human faces. This work conveys the notion that all life is inter-related and that the human, being “the Shaper” of this World, must always be guided by this fact if he or she is to be a good caretaker of the planet. Susan Point RCA (born 1952) is a Canadian artist from the Musqueam First Nation who works in the Coast Salish tradition. Her sculpture, prints and public art works include pieces installed at the Vancouver International Airport, the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C., Stanley Park in Vancouver, the Museum of Anthropology at UBC, the Penn Museum in Philadelphia, and the city of Seattle. Pickup category timeslot {B}