Painting

About this object

Narrative

One of a set originally painted in a spiral drawing book while Mungo Martin was in a Vancouver hospital in 1951.

Physical description

Yellow, red and black painting of a bee-man mask; prominent red circular nose with red lines emanating from it; outspread arms with large drop-shaped appendages. Ink inscription in upper left corner reads 'Bee-man mask hamasəlatəmt'. Framed and mounted on a large burlap-covered board.