Large vintage Bukwus Mask, authentic, hand carved art by Tom D. Hunt (Walawidi)

• Nation: Kwakwaka' wakw art, Kwakiutl art, native artists Vancouver Island
• Artist: Hunt, Tom D. (Walawidi)
• Type: Mask

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BUKWUS (Wild Man) Mask,

adorned with cedar bark and horsehair, by Walawidi - Tom D. Hunt from the Kwakwaka'wakw Nation, originating from Fort Rupert, Vancouver Island, British Columbia's Northwest Coast

This is one of Tom's earlier pieces, dated 1991. Truly superb carving, please look at the depth and balance in the carving. Tradition painting, very powerful expression, simply true Indigenous art. The face is adorned with cedar rope. A combination of black horsehair and cedar bark adorning the face. Solid cedar, fabulous finish, even at the back. The mask is of course guaranteed authentic, signed on the inside at the back, prepared for wall hanging. 

Measurements: 13 1/2" x 16" x 7" 

Meaning: the Bukwus is a supernatural ghost like figure, also known as the Wild Man of the Woods

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About This Artist

Tom D. Hunt (Walawidi), is the son of Hereditary Chief George Hunt and May Hunt. Tom D. Hunt is a member of the Kwakiutl, or Kwakwaka’wakw Nation, born in 1964. Tom began apprenticing in Kwakiutl art with his father at the age of twelve and...Artist bio and other available works »