220422-12 Northwest Coast Kwakwaka'wakw Eagle Mask : George Hunt Jr
1977
9" h x 18" l without bark
There is an old crack which is glued.... could have happened at time of carving
George Hunt Jr.
CULTURAL GROUP:
Kwakwaka'wakw
BORN:
April 30, 1958
BIRTHPLACE:
Campbell River, BC
George's Native name is Nas-u-niz, meaning "Light Beyond the World." At an early age, George learned how to carve from his father, George Hunt Sr. In addition, his step-Great-Grandfather was the famous Kwakwaka'wakw carver, Mungo Martin. George is an accomplished artist, and is also a well-known and respected traditional dancer amongst the Tlingit, Kwakwaka’wakw, and Mawachaht Nations. He was initiated into the exclusive Hamat'sa dance society at the age of sixteen by his paternal grandfather, Chief Thomas Hunt. George apprenticed with Tony Hunt, John Livingston, Calvin Hunt, and Sam Henderson, and has been carving since 1972. His original works of art are sought-after, and exist within private and public collections, as well as galleries and museums around the world. Most of George's pieces are extremely intricate and highly detailed.
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George is an accomplished artist, and is also a well-known and respected traditional dancer amongst the Tlingit, Kwakwaka'wakw, and Mawachaht Nations. George was initiated into the Hamatsa Society and began learning the inherited dance steps at the age of sixteen by his paternal grandfather, Chief Thomas Hunt.