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Art History Animalia

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Wayne Skye (1949-2012, Six Nations Reserve, Ontario: Wolf clan, Cayuga)
Clan Animals on the Turtle’s Back, 1996
Moose antler, steel, adhesive
Carnegie Museum of Natural History display 36182-1

“The nine clan animals of the Cayuga nation stand on the back of the great . Clockwise from the turtle's head, they are hawk, snipe, wolf, beaver, turtle, eel, deer, heron, and bear (center).”

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photo of the gallery label: “5. CLAN ANIMALS ON THE TURTLE'S BACK Wayne Skye (1949-), Six Nations Reserve, Ontario, Wolf clan, Cayuga, 1996 The nine clan animals of the Cayuga nation stand on the back of the great turtle. Clockwise from the turtle's head, they are hawk, snipe, wolf, beaver, turtle, eel, deer, heron, and bear (center). The turtle plays a major part in the Iroquois story of the Earth's origin. Long ago, according to the story, Sky Woman fell through a hole in the sky, down toward the vast waters below. The birds flew and caught her on their wings, but there was no place below for her to land. The turtle offered to support a world on his back, and Muskrat succeeded in bringing from the bottom of the sea some mud that he placed on the turtle's back. When Sky Woman landed, the Earth was ready for her on the back of the Great Turtle. Moose antler (Alces alces), steel, adhesive 36182-1”
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