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A small 2 figure totem pole, raven and bear,Yellow cedar,

with waxed stain finish

12 inches by 3inches

SOLD

Patrick Amos born on Nootka Island, 1957, located off the west coast of Vancouver Island, member of the Mowachaht Band, of the fourteen member tribes of the Nuu-chah-nulth Nations. Since 1976 Patrick has been designing limited edition prints. In 1979 he began carving wood, apprenticing with Tony Hunt Sr. in  Victoria, B.C. Later he apprenticed with Tim Paul at the Royal B.C. Museum carving shed in Victoria, where he assisted with a few totem pole projects. In 1989-1990  he assisted Tim Paul tocarve a 36 foot Hesquiaht totem pole for the Mauri people of New Zealand. The Royal B.C. Museum has several paintings and prints of Patrick’s in their permanent collection. Increasingly Patrick is being commissioned for larger works and he now takes on apprentices of his own to assist with these projects. Patrick is active in his community, giving carving demonstrations at various schools throughout the west coast inspiring artists of the next generation.

Nuu-cha-nulth artist. Harry lives on the west coast of Vancouver Island. He is a member of the Ditidaht Tribe, which is part of the Nuu-cha-nulth Nation. He has been carving for the past five years. His carvings consist of various pieces such as masks, totem poles, plaques, and he prefers to use paint and  varnish on his piecs. He was taught to  carve by Dave Nahant, Derald Scoular, and Mark Mickey who are all prominent carvers today. Harry’s Raven masks have been shipped all the way to Germany and are  very much in demand because of the unique quality he  carefully puts into his work. He is an up coming artist with a  very bright future ahead of him!