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Chancellor's Chair and
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"Raven
and Sun" carved kneeling stool handrails |
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Glen
Tallio
Nuxalk, Bella Coola |
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| Born in Bella Coola in 1949 Glen Tallio has spent much of his adulthood in
Vancouver as well as Bella Coola. He comes from a heritage of chiefs and
carvers in the Bella Coola area and carries forward the distinctive Bella
Coola style of carving. For the Museum of Civilization in Hull, Quebec and
the Canadian Government, among other clients, Glen has completed major
commisions for canoes, dance screens, masks, feast dishes and house fronts.
While the "Raven brings light to the World" legend is ubiquitous on the
Northwest Coast, Glen has carved the handrails to form this legend in a
style distinctive to Nuxalk culture. In keeping with carving tradition of
the Northwest Coast cultural groups, the body of the Raven becomes the
object and the light is economicaly depicted in the refined disk in the
Raven's beak. |
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