Nuu-chah-nulth Land Chief Mask ChainsThis Nuu chah nulth Land Chief Mask by Kwagu artist Calvin Hunt is carved in red cedar and painted in red, green, red, yellow, brown and black acrylic. The mask has an articulated jaw, copper eyebrows, and horsehair. "We are all related to the environment that we live inthe sky, land, water. The land we live in is who we are and where we come from." Reflecting his maternal heritage, Calvins Land Man mask, with its high forehead, distinctive eye form,
I will continue to speak for those who cannot speak for themselves
5 inches or 39 cm wide
Reproductive cells from the mother and the father fuse to form their offspring
recalls traditional Nuu-chah-nulth artistic conventions
John and Sophia Freeman and their eight daughters
He caught one and handled that
there are three different species: Atlantic
"Memories of clam digging go back to my early childhood
I wanted to remind people that Easter was more than bunny rabbits and Easter egg hunts
he gave names to a host of places
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2 ounce or over 62 grams
