Thunderbird Mask on Stand, by Bruce Stephen

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• Nation: Kwakwaka' wakw art, Kwakiutl art, native artists Vancouver Island
• Artist: Bruce, Stephen
• Type: Mask

Thunderbird Mask by the Kwakiulth Artist Stephen Bruce

This Thunderbird Mask, has a handcarved wooden Skull embedded in the traditional cedar bark on the top. It's a truly beautiful piece of true Indigenous Art. The Thunderbird itself is mounted on a wooden stand, all solid cedar wood, the stand is also painted. 

Measurements: The Thunderbird itself is 18" long, 9" wide, 11" high. The total height when in the stand it's 14", the base is 11" x 7" x 3" 

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About This Artist

Stephen Bruce was born in 1968, in Alert Bay, British Columbia. He is 'Namgis of the Kwakwaka'wakw First Nation (Kwakwala Speaking people). He began to carve at the age of 18 with local carvers Ned Matilpi, Beau Dick and Wayne Alfred. Stephen has...Artist bio and other available works »