Wednesday, August 24, 2011

NEM KAKINIM/ Concow Maidu Spiritual Culture/ A modern pictographic abstraction by Eric Whollem/ FIGURATIVE ABSTRACTION




Nem Kakinim
by Eric Whollem
1998
mixed media on paper
COLLECTION OF THE ARTIST
Copyright by the artist

The title of this painting translates as 'Great Spirits' in the language of
the Maidu Indians of Butte County, California.

The great kakinim are the Saltu.

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A video about Maidu lore in my art work.                       


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