Fine 24 inch BRONZE Kwakiutl Totem STANLEY HUNT Northwest Coast Native Indian

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Fine 24 inch BRONZE Kwakiutl Totem STANLEY HUNT Northwest Coast Native Indian:
$2995.44

DON\'T BE AFRAID TO MAKE AN OFFER!!!!What we have here isa Gorgeous Cast BRONZE Totem by Renowned Kwakiutl artist STANLEY C HUNT with images of Bear holding Halibut, Tsonoqua holding a Copper, and Eagle on top... large size at 24 inches tall and weighing a substantial 16.62 pounds... casting number 13/30, as well as foundry stamp. Just look at the bold features and crisp dramatic details of this masterful bronze pole. Carved wood totem poles are quite abundant, it is very rare for a Native artist to cast a totem in bronze... this is a high end quality piece, a timeless and valuable work from a contemporary master carver. I have seen the original carved wood pole from which this was cast and can say that the bronze is even more impressive. The bronze totem is mounted to a beautiful wood base with a nice rich colour. Overall good used condition. The wood base has a few minor scratches as expected... see photos for overall good condition. Look at the photos and you decide to your best judgementwhat this is worth! Enjoy for a lifetime or resell for a profit! This is a wonderful piece, don\'t let it get away... offer early because someone else wants this!

Renowned Native Artist Stanley C Hunt comes from a Kwagiulth family from Fort Rupert, British Columbia on Vancouver Island. His grandfather, Mungo Martin is widely credited with saving Kwagiulth art from extinction in the early part of the 20th century. His father, Henry Hunt, was a renowned master carver who worked at the Royal British Columbia Provincial Museum in Victoria for many years. His older brothers, Tony and Richard Hunt, are among the leading artists in the Kwagiulth form.

Stan was born in Victoria on September 25th, 1954 while his father was working for the museum. Mungo Martin provided the link with tradition for the family; from his songs sung around the kitchen table to the extravagant ceremonies of the potlatch. After Stan, at the age of ten, danced as a Hamatsa for the first time, he became more involved in the rituals of his people. When Stan was younger he carved toy boats and canoes. In 1976 he went to see his father Henry in his carving shed and asked if he could be a carver. His father replied, \"The first thing you have to do is make your own tools.\" Stan spent the next three years learning knife techniques and carving plaques for the Victoria tourist trade.

He also assisted his father in the carving of six totem poles. Stan\'s interpretation of the Kwagiulth style is starkly traditional. No power tools or sandpaper are used. Only the traditional tools, the adze, curved knife and straight knife are used. The images are original but with traditional roots in stories of the Kwagiulth people; images passed down from one generation to the next.

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