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GROUNDHOG MOON - ARTIST PROOF #10/15
Artist: Roy Henry Vickers
Medium: Serigraph
Image Size: 18" Diameter
Edition Size: 15 Artist Proofs
- Story
In the early days of the Gitksan people on the Skeena River, there was no September. That time of the year was called the moon of the groundhog. All the moons had names that revealed common occurrences in the people's lives.
In September, the groundhogs are fat and ready to hibernate, and so are common food to the people.
During my visits to the mountains, I've noticed that the grizzly bear is preparing for a long sleep and is looking for groundhogs.
So, the footsteps of humans and grizzlies lead them in the hunt for an annual feed of groundhogs.
Story
In the early days of the Gitksan people on the Skeena River, there was no September. That time of the year was called the moon of the groundhog. All the moons had names that revealed common occurrences in the people's lives.
In September, the groundhogs are fat and ready to hibernate, and so are common food to the people.
During my visits to the mountains, I've noticed that the grizzly bear is preparing for a long sleep and is looking for groundhogs.
So, the footsteps of humans and grizzlies lead them in the hunt for an annual feed of groundhogs.