For your consideration, this lot is a genuine Athapaskan Moosehair Tufting framed art piece. Based on the printed description attached to the rear of the piece, the art was created in the Yukon province of Canada. The piece depicts two purplish-orange dyed flowers with three green dyed petals floating/falling down, mounted on a black velvet background; the stems are dyed neutral . The overall design is shadow box style inset into a lighty stained laminate wood frame. A genuine example of an old Athapaskan art form. Tufting uses moose hair (sometimes caribou) to produce three-dimensional images—like flowers, leaves and birds—by stitching and trimming bundles of selected moose hair onto tanned hides or velvet reinforced by canvas. Traditional dyes were roots, lichen, flowers, bark and wild berries. The artist requires precision, skill, a steady hand and patience; for example, each flower takes six to eight hours to create. The best moose hair for tufting comes from the shoulders and rump area, and is hand-picked from the moose hide (caribou hair is plucked from the beard), with only the white hair used. In addition to beautiful framed works of art, moose hair tufting is used on Indigenous clothing to decorate mittens, gloves and footwear. In recent years, the century-old art form first started in Canada’s north and almost disappearing, is making a comeback and being crafted again by Indigenous artists. The most noted artist of this style is Gladys La Valle from Carmacks, Yukon Canada. Very good condition, frame in good condition as well. Frame measures 5"W x 7.75"H x .5"D