24" Moon and Sun, authentic art, master artist Chief Calvin Hunt

• Nation: Kwakwaka' wakw art, Kwakiutl art, native artists Vancouver Island
• Artist: Hunt, Calvin (Chief)
• Type: Mask

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Calvin just brought us this absolutely fabulous piece of true Indigenous Art. 

Title: Kwakiulth Moon and Sun

by master artist Calvin Hunt, Chief Tlasutiwalis, Kwaku'l, Fort Rupert and Hereditary Chief Nasnamus, Mowochaht, Friendly Cove (please read his biography provided below - very interesting) 

The quality of Calvin's art is really superb and powerful. The rays of the sun, hand painted on the rim, adorning the moon's face. Vibrant and traditional colors, still showing off the beauty of the cedar. This Mask is easy recognizable as one of his pieces of art. Traditional and elegant. Beautiful cedar, HIGHEST QUALITY CRAFTMANSHIP. The painting is hinting on the design of a Raven, traditional and very clean painting, fabulous design. Signed and dated at the back, prepared for wall hanging. 

Measurements: 24" diameter, 5" deep

Meaning: Moon plays a big part in the peace dance of the Kwakwaka'wakw peoples in which a human leaves the ceremonial big house and returns transformed into Moon. Moon also appears frequently in the winter ceremony of the Nuxalk. Most tribes thank the Raven for the gift of Moon, and sometimes stories describe Moon as a chip off of Sun, which Raven clumsily dropped.

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About This Artist

Calvin Hunt, (1956): Chief Tlasutiwalis, Kwaku'l, Fort Rupert and Hereditary Chief Nasnamus, Mowochaht, Friendly Cove is the youngest son of Kwagu’l Hereditary Chief Thomas Hunt, and Emma, the daughter of a great Mowochaht Chief and...Artist bio and other available works »