YUA: Spirit of the Arctic

$40.00 at de Young Museum.

Over the course of his life, artist, adventurer, and collector Thomas G. Fowler gathered a rich and diverse group of works by Native artists from the Arctic. He was inspired by the concept of yua, a recognition that all things, including objects, have a unique inner essence or spirit. The works in his collection embody this view and highlight the raw materials used to make them—walrus tusk, whale bone, driftwood, and stone. With works dating from 300 BCE to the 21st century, his collection includes objects…