W'iigyet's Journey
About this object
Iconographic meaning
For the Gitxsan , the trickster transformer was known as W'iigyet - Big Man alias Raven.
Physical description
A book (part a) and a feather (part b). The book (part a) has a brown cover and a title of 'W'iigyet's Journey' in black on the front. The pages are white with black lettering and artwork in red and black. A few pages have 'pop-up' artwork. Sections include the following: 'Introduction', 'W'ii Gyet's First Home', 'Feast of the Sun for The Creatures of the Forest', and 'Acknowledgements'. The book is signed and dated on the last page: 'Limited Edition of 10 / W'ii Gyet's Journey / August 2002 / Author / Artist Doreen Jensen / Collaborator / Paper Engineer cindy chan piper / Date December 2002 Edition No. 10'. The dark grey feather (part b) is attached to a twisted cedar bark cord and acts as a bookmark.
Categories
Date Made
2002
Date Acquired
28 Dec 2002
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
Measurements
Part a: 28.3 x 28 x 3.9 cm
part b: 79 x 3 x .7 cm
Object Number
2573/1 a-b