Pedal to the Meddle
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Artist Name:
Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas
Year:
2007
Medium:
11 foot long Pontiac Firefly automobile, 27 foot long Haida cedar canoe, copper, paint
Artwork Description:
An authentic Pacific Northwest coast canoe is placed on top of a Pontiac Firefly car finished with Copper and a paint made from Argillite (oil bearing shale) dust. The canoe was created by Canadian icon Bill Reid (look at the Canadian 20$ bill) and current Council of the Haida Nation President Guujaau. Pedal to the Meddle is on exhibit through to April 08 at the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
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