Antique Mask by Mungo Martin

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• Artist: Martin, Mungo
• Nation: Kwakwaka’wakw (Kwakiutl) First Nations
• Type: Mask

Antique Mungo Martin Mask

6.25" tall, 6.25" wide, approx. 5" deep

This mask was made by Mungo during the time when he was working with Henry Hunt Sr. Downtown Victoria, BC on Vancouver Island.

It was acquired at the time by an RCMP Officer as a gift for his mother and stayed in the family ever since. 

A special piece of History - carved by one of the most important Chiefs in the History of the First Nations peoples

 

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About This Artist

Mungo Martin (Na̱kap̓a̱nka̱m) is one of the 20th century’s most distinguished Kwakwaka'wakw carvers. He was born about 1881 at Tsaxis (Fort Rupert) on Vancouver Island. Following the death of Martin’s father, his mother married the...Artist bio and other available works »