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By Mike Fuhrmann
The Canadian Press

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TORONTO - An exhibition of sculptures at Hamilton's McMaster Museum of Art puts a new twist on the legend of the sasquatch.

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WILD LADY: The sasquatch “Maxy” is part of the Allyson Mitchell Ladies Sasquatch exhibition at the McMaster Museum of Art. The exhibition of sculptures puts a new twist on the legend of the sasquatch.

The hairy creature is usually described as solitary and male, but Toronto-based artist Allyson Mitchell has assembled "a congregation of anatomically correct females," each one a monumental symbol of female brains, brawn and sexuality, says the southwestern Ontario museum.

The sasquatches are made of various components including glass eyes, fake fur and taxidermy materials.

Mitchell said she wanted to take the idea of "the wild man of the forest" and think about "the possibility of the wild women of the forest."

Mitchell's work has been exhibited in galleries and festivals across Canada, the United States, Europe and East Asia. The self-described lesbian activist teaches cultural studies at York University in Toronto.