John Henry Hunt (Kwakwaka'wakw, b. 1974), Bear Mask

Fort Rupert, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, 1998, carved and painted red cedar, in the form of a bear with applied straw to sides and top, marked to posterior "Kwakiutl --- / by / John Henry Hunt / Fort Rupert / "98"."
This lot includes Masks and the Art of Expression edited by John Mack for Abrams Press (1994) with a chapter on Northwest Coast masks by J.C.H. King.

Mask 6 x 6 x 5 in.; book 11 3/8 x 8 7/8 x 1 1/8 in.

From the Collection of Mignon Durham, Asheville, North Carolina

Some small scuffs to snout; a few small areas of staining and possible insect damage mainly to posterior.