The Vault: Katrina Rae - The Native Experience
- January 07, 2023 - February 04, 2023
- Exhibition
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- Artwork
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- Artists
On Site Exhibition
Talowa Woman
- Oil Pastel
- 19 x 15 in
- $770
- Katrina Rae
Artist Statement:
"This painting depicts a woman of the Talowa people. Her portrait is black and white soft pastel. The background is acrylic paint, the only color in the painting is the background and the earrings she wears. The tattoo's on her chin is a ritual that occurs, when a girl turns into a women, generally at the age of thirteen. Many indigenous cultures today, continue the tattooing of faces for ritualistic reasons."