Animal Imagery in Yanomami Art

Title

Animal Imagery in Yanomami Art

Subject

"Tiger at Night Looking Through the Trees" Pulp Painting

Description

This collection of images explores the production of "Tiger at Night Looking Through the Trees". a limited edition piece was created when Sheroanawë Hakihiiwë visited Columbia College’s Center for Book, Paper, and Print in 2012. The designs were created through a hand papermaking technique known as “pulp painting”.

Source

Items from the College Archives & Special Collections of Columbia College Chicago & The Center for Book, Paper and Print.

Publisher

College Archives & Special Collections, Columbia College Chicago

Rights

Select Image Rights granted by John Boehm and Melissa Hillard Potter

Collection Items

Photographic Documentation of Tiger at Night Looking Through the Trees
22” x 30”, edition size: 35 (edition variable), 2012. Pulp and plant fiber painting on handmade paper base sheet.
Papermaking Studio, Center for Book, Paper, and Print, Chicago, IL
Collaborative Pulp Print

Process documentation of Sheroanawë Hakihiiwë creating Tiger at Night Looking Through the Trees
Sheroanawë Hakihiiwë examines a freshly completed piece from the edition of Tiger at Night Looking Through the Trees.

Process documentation of Melissa Hillard Potter creating Tiger at Night Looking Through the Trees
Melissa Hillard Potter adjusting the laminated strings on the freshly-pressed sheet of paper.

Process documentation of Krista Franklin creating Tiger at Night Looking Through the Trees
Krista Franklin, MFA 2014, places a string dipped in pigmented flax for pulp painting laminated on the base sheet.

Process documentation of Jing Wang creating Tiger at Night Looking Through the Trees
Jing Wang, MFA 2014, pulp painting a laminated base sheet.
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