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Buffalo Hierophany

Jane Ash Poitras, Buffalo Hierophany, 1992
Location:
6344 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby, BC, Canada
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Artwork creator(s): 
Poitras, Jane Ash
Text author(s): 
Poitras, Jane Ash
Installation year: 
1992
Description: 

Photo montage that shows historic photos of slaughtered buffalo and handwritten text about the sacredness of that Plains animal even today. The images are assembled into an energetic, modern, graphic whole.

Artist's biography: 
Jane Ash Poitras

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