Rare Hermès scarf Les danses des Indiens designed by Kermit Oliver in 1999 with its blanc matte overlay (painting effect on some parts only.. sublime!)
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Hopi people play an active role in bringing rain. Both as a community and as individuals, the people are responsible for attracting water, thereby turning the cycle of agriculture. When everyone comes together during the ceremonies and everything is done in the correct way, it rains. Otherwise, there is no rain. Katsinas and the dolls that represent them, or tihus, wear the clouds and the rain. On their heads are stacks of clouds. Embroidered rain falls from their colorful dance kilts. On the rain sashes each knot is a cumulus cloud from which long fringe swishes like pouring rain. Some tihus illustrate water in special ways, holding a lightning bolt or wearing a water board on their backs. Bull roarers, with their whirring sound, attract the wind, which in turn brings the rain. Everywhere there is the prayer for rain.
Kermit Oliver, born 1943, August 14, Refugio, Texas
Education: 1967 Texas Southern University, Houston, TX ,
B.F.A. Composite Degree/Bachelor of Science-BFA/Art Education
Recipient of Jesse Jones Art Scholarship
1966 Rice University, Summer Program Studied with Elaine de Kooning
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2005 Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (lifetime retrospective )
1997 Kermit Oliver: Painting, "Texas Realists: Contemporary Artists Exhibit"
DESIGNS:
AMERIQUES
CANADA
CHEYENNES
CONCOURS D'ELEGANCE
DANSES DES INDIENS
FAUNE ET FLORE DU TEXAS (TEXAS WILDLIFE)
KACHINAS
MADISON AVENUE
MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE,
MYTHOLOGIES DES HOMMES ROUGES
NATURALIA
PANI-LA SHAR PAWNEE
PLUMES DE L'OUEST
PONY EXPRESS
RODEO DES COWGIRLS
TSITSIKA
Fantastic scarf and artist to collect!
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Brand : Hermès
Title : Les Danses des Indiens
Artist : Kermit Oliver
Isssue: 1999
Notes : Contrasting Hem
Signature : Hermès - Paris , @Hermes
Composition : 100% twill silk hand sewn and rolled edges
Care tag : Yes
Palette : Orange, blue, ocre, grey, .. superb palette!
Dimension : 35 inches square or 90 cm square approximately
Box : Yes
Condition: Unworn
Country: France
