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All My Ancestors Are Watching earrings (1 of 2)
Tiffany Vanderhoop (Aquinnah Wampanoag and Haida, born in 1982)
Native American, Aquinnah Wampanoag and Haida
2022
Medium/Technique
Brass, glass seed beads (delica, size 15)
Dimensions
Width: 1.75 in (44.45 mm)Length: 7 in (177.8 mm)
Credit Line
Textile Curator's Fund
Accession Number2023.438.1
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Earrings, flares, plugs, studs
DescriptionThese earrings are extra long, featuring the iconic ‘All my Ancestors’ Raven’s Tail design. They also have a formline eye designed in Naaxiin style at the bottom of the fringe. Naaxiin, also known as Chilkat weaving is a complex textile that depicts the formline art of the northwest coast. Raven’s Tail is an ancient form of textile weaving practiced by the Indigenous Peoples of the Northwest coast of North America. Once an extinct art Raven’s Tail has seen a major resurgence in the last 40 year. These earrings are a contemporary reflection of this traditional art.
Provenance2023, sold by the artist to the MFA. (Accession date: June 21, 2023)