VICTORIA, BC • CANADA
The Journey By Canoe
The Journey by Canoe coincides with Alcheringa Gallery’s eleventh field trip to visit artists in remote villages in Papua New Guinea. This exhibition explores both the physical and spiritual aspects of canoe travel with works from two Pacific Rim cultures: the Northwest Coast of Canada and the Sepik River region of Papua New Guinea. Historically and currently, both of these cultures rely upon the canoe as a means of travel and a form of cultural expression. As geographically and culturally diverse as they are, the first peoples of Canada’s Northwest Coast and Papua New Guinea also share great carving traditions containing powerful imagery that is compelling in its similarity of detail yet very different in overall effect. The 2006 expedition to the Sepik celebrates the interaction and common ground between these two great carving traditions, as Coast Salish artist John Marston travels to Palembei Village to meet and work with Iatmul artist Teddy Balangu. Balangu will be resident carver in the great hall of the Museum of Anthropology at Vancouver's University of British Columbia this summer, completing the circle of exchange. Alcheringa has gathered new and existing works from our collection to celebrate this exciting journey. They share the theme of canoe travel manifested through each artist’s unique vision.
 
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Storyboard Kipa Gaindimi Papua New Guinea 2004 view details |
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The Celebration Stephen Hunt, Shawn Karpes, Michael Gregson & Linda-Mae Ross Northwest Coast 2003 SOLD view details |
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Miniature Bentwood Box - Salmon Egg Design Richard Sumner (Kwakwaka'wakw) Northwest Coast 2006 SOLD view details |
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Paddle of Heron design lessLIE (Coast Salish) Northwest Coast 2006 view details |
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![Rick Rivet - Beothuk Mound [b&w 3]](images/gallery/rrivet-447-1427.gif)
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Beothuk Mound [b&w 3] Rick Rivet Métis 2002 view details |
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Journey Home Dean Heron (Tlingit) Northwest Coast 2006 SOLD view details |
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Salmon Swimming Coffee Table Corrine Hunt (Kwakwaka'wakw) Northwest Coast 2006 view details |
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Paddle of Eagle Design Stephen Hunt (Kwakwaka'wakw) Northwest Coast 2006 SOLD view details |
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Canoe Prow Artist Unidentified (Middle Sepik) Papua New Guinea circa 1988 view details |
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Paddle of Killerwhale and Thunderbird Design Dean Heron (Tlingit) Northwest Coast 2006 SOLD view details |
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Trouble At Sea Jane Wena Papua New Guinea 2006 SOLD view details |
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Whale Eagles Tail coffee table Corrine Hunt (Kwakwaka'wakw) Northwest Coast 2006 view details |
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Canoe Maynard Jr. Johnny (Coast Salish and Kwakwaka'wakw) Northwest Coast 2001 SOLD view details |
![Rick Rivet - Beothuk Mound [b&w 2]](images/gallery/rrivet-446-1418.gif)
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Beothuk Mound [b&w 2] Rick Rivet Métis 2002 view details |
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Fisherwoman's Transformation Francis Timbin (Iatmul) Papua New Guinea 2004 view details |
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Kwagulth Model Canoe of Eagle Design with paddles Stephen Hunt (Kwakwaka'wakw) Northwest Coast 2006 view details |
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The Journey Begins (diptych, I) Ake Lianga Solomon Islands 2004 SOLD view details |
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The Journey Begins (diptych, II) Ake Lianga Solomon Islands 2004 SOLD view details |
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Paddle of Thunderbird Design Stephen Hunt (Kwakwaka'wakw) Northwest Coast 2006 SOLD view details |
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Beothuk Mound #2 Rick Rivet Métis 1996 view details |
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Beothuk Mound #3 Rick Rivet Métis 1996 view details |
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Paddle of Eagle and Salmon design John Marston (Coast Salish) Northwest Coast 2005 SOLD view details |