The
culture of the northwestern coast of Alaska is rich in legend
and lore. It is said that at one village, an old woman was
left behind when the townspeople departed to hunt for seals
at their summer camp. The others left no food for the woman
but she was not ready to die.
Everyday
the old woman would go out on the beach and search for
scraps of food; fish, a piece of blubber or skin. One
day, while beachcombing she found a small worm. Instead
of eating it she decided to keep it as a companion. She
shared what little food she had with the worm and it grew
larger and larger. The worm followed her around. Soon
it was big enough to hunt seal and would bring home lots
of food for both of them.
By
the time the snow started to fall, the worm was enormous,
and could kill anything. When the tribe returned to their
village the giant worm attacked the villagers who had
been so cruel to his friend, and killed them all.
The
Giant Worm Legend original watercolor was painted in 1976.
It was published in 2008, released in January of 2009.
It is Rie Munoz’s only Giclee reproduction to date.
It was printed by Mounier Giclee in Morro Bay California.
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rie
muñoz
