\"Raven Transformation Mask\" Northwest Coast Shamanic Mask by Odin Lonning

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\"Raven Transformation Mask\" Northwest Coast Shamanic Mask by Odin Lonning:
$520.00

This is an exquisite Odin Lonning mask in the unusual style of the Northwest Coast Art. This is a figurative mask titled \"Raven Transformation Mask\" an is colorful, with abalone inlay. Odin Lonning\'s work appears in museum collections and major commissions throughout the United States and Canada. This piece was created in the 1980s or early 1990s.

Artist\'s Statement
ODIN LONNING (Tlingit name Sh’now Taan) is an award-winning, professional Native artist and heritage specialistfrom Juneau, Alaska. He is Woosh Ke Taan (Eagle/Shark) Clan through his Tlingit mother, and he shares the nameof his Norwegian father.

At age ten, Odin was motivated to explore Tlingit art when he saw his first traditional dance performance. LocalTlingit artists, culture centers, and museums in Southeast Alaska also inspired him. Seeking a deeper understanding of the culture essential to his artwork, Odin learned Tlingit dances and songs. Now he dances with groups in Seattle and Alaska.

Odin is a cultural educator with decades of experience, sharing his expertise through classes, art demonstrations,exhibits, and performances for Native students and diverse audiences of all ages. Guided by their First Nationsancestry and traditional ecological knowledge, Odin and his wife, Orca Annie, created Kéet Shuká: An IndigenousTribute to Killer Whales, as well as other innovative programs that weave together Coastal Native culture, scienceand art. Together they manage the Vashon Hydrophone Project – a Native-run orca research, education andconservation effort in Central Puget Sound.

In the mid-1970s, the Juneau Centennial Committee, Juneau School District, Goldbelt Corporation, and SealaskaCorporation commissioned works by Odin for permanent display. In 1989, he attended the Institute of AmericanIndian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In 2000, Native Peoples magazine featured furniture designs he created forNorthwest Native Designs. Since 1974, Odin has won multiple awards in art shows throughoutthe Western US. In 2009, “Tlingit Shaman/Bear House Chief,” a sculpted dance figure, won Second Place at In theSpirit, a contemporary Northwest Native art exhibit at the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma, WA. In 2010, “Natsiclané: Creation of the Killer Whale,” a carved mask-panel, won The Legacy Gallery LTD prize at In the Spirit.

Since 2000, Odin has carved totem poles and house posts for clients in Seattle, Chicago, Portland, and Paris. In 2005, he completed a ten-foot Killer Whale and Thunderbird totem for Everett Community College, north of Seattle. In 2007, a seven-foot long carved, painted panel, titled “Killer Whale Pod of Many Nations,” was dedicated at the Seattle Aquarium.

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