"Shaax'saani Keek' Weavers' Circle"

Limited Edition Hand-silkscreened Pring
$210.00 (shrinkwrapped; includes shipping)

©2000 by Bill & Clarissa Hudson
Limited Edition (40) Hand silk-screened Print
Image size: 6" x 20" | Paper size, 11.25" x 33"

When she was 95 years old, Jennie Thlunaut, Shax'saani Keek', last of the traditional Chilkat weavers from Klukwan, Alaska, taught a Chilkat weaving workshop in Haines, Alaska in 1985. In honor of Jennie and the gift she shared, several participants of the workshop formed the "Shax'saani Keek' Weavers' Circle and began meeting annually to share techniques, enjoy comraderie, inspire one another, and to teach aspiring students the art of Chilkat weaving. The Circle continues to grow, slowly and surely.

The print has juxtaposed images: Jennie's face replaces the original person from a photo by Winter & Pond taken at the turn of the century (the tunic was probably woven by one of Jennie's relatives), and images of some of the present-day Chilkat weavers replace the woven Chilkat faces on the tunic. The juxtaposition of all the images is to acknowledge the perpetuation and continuation of Chilkat weaving through Jennie Thlunaut to current and future generations; she wears a tunic woven from the past with images of present-day weavers "woven" into the garment.

Price: $210.00 (shrinkwrapped; includes shipping)

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