Artwork copyright Robert Stauffer. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Whale Drum, 1993
Robert Stauffer
(American, born 1953)
Location: Harbour Pointe Middle School, Mukilteo
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
Artist Rob Stauffer’s Whale Drum shows a female whale with a calf waiting to be born. The hand-painted design is based on the traditional, curved and ovoid formline designs from the Indigenous Northwest Coast peoples. Stauffer made the drum by steam-bending a plank of cedar and wrapping it with stretched deerhide.
This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Mukilteo School District.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Robert Stauffer is a Northwest artist whose art focuses on the Native American artistic traditions of the Pacific Northwest Coast. He is a non-Native artist. Stauffer learned to carve after studying with Native American artists at Tillicum Village on Blake Island, in Puget Sound, Western Washington.
ARTWORK DETAILS
| Medium | Fir wood hoop, deer hide, and acrylic paint |
| Dimensions | 18 in diameter x 3 in depth |
| ID Number | WSAC1996.187.000 |
| Acquisition Method | Direct purchase |
| Artist Location | Washington, United States |
Location Information
| Agency | Mukilteo School District |
| Artwork Location | Harbour Pointe Middle School Library |
| WA County | Snohomish |
| Placement | Interior |
| Site Type | Public School |
| Address | 5000 Harbour Pointe Blvd Mukilteo, WA 98275 |
| Geo. Coordinates | 47.902715, -122.299829 |
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