WASP DOCTOR
1979
by Eric Whollem
earth paints with wasp nest on
wooden panel
Collection of the artist
6" x 6"
COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST
AN ANECDOTE FROM MY STAY IN AN OLD INDIAN VILLAGE
When I was staying at Black Earth Village in Feather Falls, the
old Indian grandfather used to sit under the walnut tree, where he
would set out a tub of water with a stick across the top. This was
a wasp trap. Insects would fall into the water and drown, thus
eliminating what otherwise would have been a bothersome
pest in the area of seats in the shade. Meat bees were especially
hard to take with their painful bites.
I did not choose to place the wasp nest os this painting, the wasps
chose this painting to establish their nest. They apparently wanted
their story to be told.
I lived off and on at Chi Chi Te, or Black Earth Villlage for many
years, among my friends who happened to be Concow Maidu
Indians.
The black background in this painting is made from rough chunks of
charcoal, ground in a mortar. The green and blue earth paints where
gathered from Forbestown and Lumpkin Road respectively.
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