Dale Auger (1958-2008) - Caller Of The Medicine Lodge; 1998

Caller Of The Medicine Lodge

acrylic on canvas
91.4 cms x 91.4 cms (36 ins x 36 ins)
Signed lower right; titled & dated verso
made in 1998
Lot offered for sale by Hodgins, Calgary at the auction event "September 2021 Fine Art Auction" held on Mon, Sep 13, 2021.
Lot 157
Estimate: CAD $5,000 - $7,000
Realised: CAD $13,000

Lot description - from the online catalogue*


Dale Auger

Canadian, Cree [1958-2008]

CALLER OF THE MEDICINE LODGE; 1998

acrylic on canvas

36 x 36 in. (91.4 x 91.4 cm)

signed lower right; titled & dated verso

Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist.

Note: This work is illustrated on page 34 of "Medicine Paint, The Art of Dale Auger" (Dale Auger/foreword by Mary-Beth Laviolette; Heritage House, 2009). On the inspiration for this powerful image, Auger recalled:

"I had a dream one time that I was the Caller of the Medicine Lodge. It was my duty to call on all the people, so that the ceremony could begin. Everything was just right as I stood at the entrance to the lodge with the staff stick over my shoulder and my head held high. I started my journey into the lodge. I felt powerful. 'In the Creator's name', I said, 'we must direct ourselves to the Creator, because it is the Creator that gives us life. It is the Creator that gives us knowledge.' I felt so good in that dream. I felt so good that I didn't want to leave it."
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Caller Of The Medicine Lodge; 1998 by artist Dale Auger