Skip to main content

The Whale of Our Being

Artist (Canadian, 1943 - 2005)
CultureOjibwa
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
Datec.2003
MediumEarthenware; iron oxide
DimensionsOverall: 8 x 23 cm (3 1/8 x 9 1/16 in.)
MarkingsTitle and signature "Carl Beam" incised on back
DescriptionBrown bowl with shamanist figures circling the interior and painted with iron oxide.
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object numberG03.9.1
Classifications
Modern and Contemporary Ceramics
Sub-classification
Canadian
Status
Not on view
Green Jar with Curved Shoulders
Artist / Maker: Robert Archambeau
1992
Object number: G99.6.1.1-2
Two-handled garden urn
c.1700
Object number: G83.1.546
Sake bottle and six cups
Artist / Maker: Ruth Gowdy McKinley
c.1977
Object number: G98.7.1.1-8
Covered Bowl
c.1710
Object number: G83.1.548.1-2
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1680-1700
Object number: G05.12.22a-b
Plate
Artist / Maker: Jack Sures
1996
Object number: T10.6.250
Pot Cover
1960s
Object number: G20.2.41
Vase
Artist / Maker: David Leach
1983
Object number: G99.6.42
Stew Pot
1960s
Object number: G20.2.42
Square Bottle with Sugarcane
Artist / Maker: Shoji Hamada
c.1960
Object number: G13.14.5
Plate with chinoiserie design
c.1760
Object number: G99.9.25