Art and Artists

Clarissa Rizal (Lampe Hudson), June 4, 1956 – December 7, 2016, was a Tlingit artist best known as a Chilkat and Ravenstail weaver who also worked in painting, printmaking, carving, and sculpting.

Green stone; Shaman's Charm representing salmon's tail.

Stone amulet from Hoonah depicting a salmon’s tail.

Shaman's charm of horn representing a wolf and witch figure.

An íxt’ amulet made from a deer antler depicting a wolf and witch.

Shaman's charm of whale bone representing a killer whale.

Stained whale bone amulet depicting a Killerwhale collected in Hoonah.

Shaman's charm of section of whale's tooth, carved to represent three faces, the center one of which is that of the spirit above - two small figures below.

Ivory amulet from a Hoonah íxt’s grave depicting spirit faces.

Shaman's charm of section of whale's tooth, carved to represent a mythical figure which is a combination of a sea bear with a small figure in its mouth, and a raven.