The Whale of Our Being
Artist
Carl Beam
(Ojibwe, M’Chigeeng First Nation, 1943 - 2005)
CultureOjibwe
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
Dateca.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
Indigenous CeramicsSub-classification
Modern and ContemporaryStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Winterthur
ca.1650
Object number: G96.5.418
