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Item Name: Painting
Title: Dancing Teepee Women
Maker: Leah Dorion
Year: 2013
Country: Canadian
Materials: acrylic paint; canvas
Measurements: overall: 30 in x 48 in
ID Number: PC2015.6
Legal Status: PERMANENT COLLECTION
Extended Label Info: In Leah Dorion’s painting, two women celebrate the traditional tepee raising ceremony, intended to bless the home and provide spiritual protection for all the family members who reside within it. The women’s prayers are received by a giant spirit bird, who blesses the women as they dance. The Tepee Teachings are an important component of Indigenous women’s cultural knowledge. First Nations’ Elders emphasize that the tepee is symbolic of a woman reaching up to the Creator; its covering representing her skirt, shawl, or dress. The outer poles are referred to as her arms and the front willow stick ties holding the tepee together are her ribs. Each pole of the tepee is associated with teachings for good living that help transfer cultural knowledge to family members. Dorion’s work is embedded with many recognizable cultural symbols; the Medicine Wheel and the Eagle Feather emphasizing the values of Indigenous people. The tepee itself is an iconic symbol of many prairie First Nations cultural groups. As a Métis artist with First Nations cultural heritage, Dorion’s painting has a distinct Métis style, reflected in the crazy quilt door covering on the tepee, the patterns and designs used throughout and the application of paint, which is reminiscent of beadwork. Leah Marie Dorion (1970 - ) is an Indigenous (Métis) artist, educator, storyteller and author. Born in Nipawin, Sk., she currently lives in Prince Albert, in Treaty Six Territory. Self-taught, Dorion credits her creative family for inspiring her to take up painting and the traditional Métis arts. The themes in Dorion’s work include Métis culture and history, spirituality, and the history and roles of women in Métis and Indigenous culture. Dorion often combines contemporary materials and art styles with traditional Métis symbols and beadwork motifs. Dorion’s artwork has been exhibited regionally and is held in private and public collections. Her publications include: “The Giving Tree: A Métis Story about Giving and Receiving” (2009).
Title: Dancing Teepee Women
Maker: Leah Dorion
Year: 2013
Country: Canadian
Materials: acrylic paint; canvas
Measurements: overall: 30 in x 48 in
ID Number: PC2015.6
Legal Status: PERMANENT COLLECTION
Extended Label Info: In Leah Dorion’s painting, two women celebrate the traditional tepee raising ceremony, intended to bless the home and provide spiritual protection for all the family members who reside within it. The women’s prayers are received by a giant spirit bird, who blesses the women as they dance. The Tepee Teachings are an important component of Indigenous women’s cultural knowledge. First Nations’ Elders emphasize that the tepee is symbolic of a woman reaching up to the Creator; its covering representing her skirt, shawl, or dress. The outer poles are referred to as her arms and the front willow stick ties holding the tepee together are her ribs. Each pole of the tepee is associated with teachings for good living that help transfer cultural knowledge to family members. Dorion’s work is embedded with many recognizable cultural symbols; the Medicine Wheel and the Eagle Feather emphasizing the values of Indigenous people. The tepee itself is an iconic symbol of many prairie First Nations cultural groups. As a Métis artist with First Nations cultural heritage, Dorion’s painting has a distinct Métis style, reflected in the crazy quilt door covering on the tepee, the patterns and designs used throughout and the application of paint, which is reminiscent of beadwork. Leah Marie Dorion (1970 - ) is an Indigenous (Métis) artist, educator, storyteller and author. Born in Nipawin, Sk., she currently lives in Prince Albert, in Treaty Six Territory. Self-taught, Dorion credits her creative family for inspiring her to take up painting and the traditional Métis arts. The themes in Dorion’s work include Métis culture and history, spirituality, and the history and roles of women in Métis and Indigenous culture. Dorion often combines contemporary materials and art styles with traditional Métis symbols and beadwork motifs. Dorion’s artwork has been exhibited regionally and is held in private and public collections. Her publications include: “The Giving Tree: A Métis Story about Giving and Receiving” (2009).