Ceremonial, hand made deer hide and bone Dance Rattle, Eugene Hunt

• Nation: Kwakwaka’wakw (Kwakiutl) First Nations
• Artist: Hunt, Eugene
• Type: Rattles

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This piece is just elegant and beautiful - yet owerful and strong

Octopus and Halibut - Ceremonial Dance Rattle by late Kwakiulth First Nation artist Eugene Hunt

The drum is made from deer hide, the handle made from bone. Absolutely beautifull and close to perfect painting. Fully hand made, hand painted, designed and signed by the artist. On one side it shows the octopus, on the other it shows the halibut.

The rattle is standing in a wooden base, Initialed on the rattle, signed underneath the base. 

Measurements: 8" diameter, 1 1/2" thick drum, total height in base 15"

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About This Artist

Eugene was born in 1946 in Alert Bay, British Columbia and peacefully passed away in Victoria on June 28, 2002. Born to Thomas and Emma Hunt, he was a member of the Fort Rupert Band of the Kwagiulth nation. In the early 1960's Eugene spent about...Artist bio and other available works »