Bu-Quis with Cockle by Tony Hunt family "There is a picture I

"There is a picture I hold dear of my sister as a little girl with this puffy dress and cedar headband on

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to live for the rest of her life

Feeling sorry that he could not catch food to eat he went by the ocean and wept

The rainbow is often used as a symbol of transition between life and death in old Nuu-chah-nulth painting

Bu-Quis with Cockle by Tony Hunt family "There is a picture ISilkscreen Print 20 1 4" x 13" 1975 Edition of 205 In Northwest Coast mythology Bu quis was a woods dweller who was sometimes seen alone on the beach eating cockles. He was greatly feared because he ate human beings. Bu quis appeared in the traditional art only as a mask used in certain dances, but here Tony Hunt interpreted him in a flat design. Hall, Edwin S., et al. Northwest Coast Indian Graphics: An Introduction to Silk Screen Prints. Douglas &