Huk Huk Dance Rattle, cedar, by Sarah Robertson (with video)

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• Nation: Kwakwaka’wakw (Kwakiutl) First Nations
• Artist: Robertson, Sarah
• Type: Rattles

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Super quality! Beautiful hand carved, hand painted piece of Art by female First Nations Artist Sarah Robertson from the Kwagiulth First Nation

HUK-HUK cedar Dance RATTLE on wooden stand

Beautifully hand carved, adorned with the traditional cedar bark as well as cedar rope. Powerful painting in vibrant colors, still showing the beautiful grain of the wood. ...AND I'm enclosing a video so you can hear the sound - just a fabulous piece of Indigenous Art. 

Measurements: 13" x 4" x 4", total height incl. cedar bark 11", Base is 10" x 5 1/2" 

Meaning: The Huk-Huk is one of the mythological Hamatsa (Cannibal dance) bird masks. He's using is long beak as a tool to crack bones and scull. 

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About This Artist

Sarah Robertson is a member of the Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka’wakw) First Nation with part of her heritage connecting to the Coast Salish. She was born in Nanaimo, a small fishing town on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. She started...Artist bio and other available works »