Robert Whonnock, Authentic old Northwest coast native carved Mask, First Nations


Robert Whonnock, Authentic old Northwest coast native carved Mask, First Nations

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Robert Whonnock, Authentic old Northwest coast native carved Mask, First Nations:
$624.79


Old Northwest Coast native Art - what an exceptionalfind! Originating from Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

Authentic and beautiful Masterpiece by the Kwakiutl First Nations Carver ROBERT WHONNOCK

signed on the back by \"Bob Whonnock\"

Robert Whonnock is a well-known Kwakiutl carver whose fine art is sold around the world.He was one of three Artists who created and carved the Coquitlam Columbian Centennial Totem Pole in 1967 at the Dogwood Pavillion Grounds in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada.

Senior Carver was Lloyd Wadhams Sr. who was taught the art of carving by Chief Henry Speck, and later chose silver as his medium of choice. His most famous commission was a chalice carved for Pope John Paul II, and presented during his 1984 visit to Ottawa. Working with Lloyd, was John Edward Neel and Robert Whonnock. The pole is carved in the Kwakwaka’wakw tradition of North West Coast First Nations art, as local Coast Salish First Nations art practice was not publicly prevalent at the time.

Measurements: 15\" tall, 9.5\" wide, 5\" deep

Fabulous painted in the traditional colours and style.

Condition: This is a vintage/old mask and is in fabulous condition - no damages, no chips, red cedar wood, slightly aged/darkened

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Robert Whonnock, Authentic old Northwest coast native carved Mask, First Nations:
$624.79

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