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Ravenstail
style woven cushion on Chancellor's Chair |
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Ann
Smith
Tutchone/Tlingit |
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| In 1952 in the country near Whitehorse,Yukon, Ann Smith was born into a
family of craftswomen and carvers who lived close to the land in their
traditional region. Ann's mother was her first teacher in the traditional
skills of tanning hides, beading and weaving. Ann went on to further her
studies in the traditional Ravenstail and Chilkat weaving, first in
Whitehorse then in Ketchican, Juneau and Victoria. At one point she studied
with Cheryl Samuel before embarking on her triple career of weaver, teacher
and politician. She was Chief of the Kwanlin Dun First Nation in Yukon
before focusing exclusively on her weaving in the mid 1980s. Ann's
Ravenstail weavings are found in several major private and public
collections including UNESCO's Arctic Collection in New York and the Yukon
Government permanent collection. Ann has been selected to represent Canada
in several exhibitions of art of the northern regions. |
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