Artist John Marston
Title The Creator
Media painted yellow cedar carving
Size 30 x 30 x 7 in. / 76.2 x 76.2 x 17.8 cm.

Notes
signed and inscribed 'TSO' verso; bears title in catalogue The Sky Opened: Salish Origins; catalogue included with lot

Reference
'The sun, often referred to as the creator, made the earth while still up in the sky but did not finish creating all the things within. To finish his work the creator came down to our land and transformed. Here on earth he walked as a man, transforming things and finishing his work. Our people knew him as Heels'; pg. 11 of The Sky Opened: Salish Origins, published by Inuit Gallery of Vancouver, 2013; also illustrated on cover and page 10-11

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$9,000-$12,000