Bu-Quis with Cockle by Tony Hunt

Silkscreen Print

20 1/4" x 13"

1975

Edition of 205

In Northwest Coast mythology Bu-quis was a woods dweller who was sometimes seen alone on the beach eating cockles. He was greatly feared because he ate human beings. Bu-quis appeared in the traditional art only as a mask used in certain dances, but here Tony Hunt interpreted him in a flat design.

Hall, Edwin S., et al. Northwest Coast Indian Graphics: An Introduction to Silk Screen Prints. Douglas & McIntyre, 1981.