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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See more of my posts that deal with the MAIDU INDIANS on this link:


A video about Maidu lore in my art work.                       


'BIG AND LITTLE LIZARDS'/ Earth pigments and gouache on paper/ A pictographic abstraction by Eric Whollem/ USBUKI AND THE DREAMWORLD/ Concow Maidu Indian Lore




Big and Little Lizards
1982
by Eric Whollem
earth pigments and gouache on paper
COLLECTION OF THE ARTIST
Copyright by the artist

USBUKI AND THE LORE OF THE LIZARD

In the lore of the Concow Maidu Indians of Northern California, the lizard
is very significant. At the time of initiation a warrior is given his own personal
Usbuki, or warrior power.

Usbuki is the Great White Lizard. He represents the power of the dreamworld.

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CHI CHI/ A drawing of a Concow Maidu village by Eric Whollem/ MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER/ Contemporary pictographic art/ FEATHER FALLS



Chi Chi
1986
by Eric Whollem
silver paint, plastic emulsion and ink on paper
8.5" x 11"
COLLECTION OF THE ARTIST
Copyright by the artist

This drawing illustrates Black Earth Village in Feather Falls, California,
where I lived for many years. It is a Concow Maidu Indian village site.

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See my posts about the CONCOW MAIDU on this link:

These are my posts that deal with FEATHER FALLS:


Concow Maidu Lore in the Paintings of Eric Whollem.          

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