Bakwus Mask Hunter of the WoodsThis grinning Bakwus or Wild Man of the Woods Mask is by Kwakwaka'wakw artist Raymond Shaw. The mask is hand carved in red cedar and painted in red, green, black, and white acrylic. The mask has been finished with black horsehair. The Bukwus or Wild Man of the Woods is an eerie supernatural creature from the Kwakwakawakw Nation. This figure can be found lurking at the edge of a stream or in the shadows of the forest, always in search of souls that he
” this supernatural creature appears with a black body
as well as one abalone inlay in the eye and a catlinite or pipestone inlay in the beak
high-ranking individuals may be initiated in the Klukwana or Wolf ritual that passes on inherited privileges of dances
This Grizzly Bear carving is based on one of the main crests of Darrell's clan
This was the start of the abstract protrait style that carried in to the Colours Series
“There are so many variations of different spirits portrayed in Tuxw'id
Everybody has a box of treasures and this is one I would like to share with everyone to show that we are all spiritual one way or another
The Mask is about 10 inches wide without the stingers and 22 inches wide with the stingers
Wind Spirit surrounds her
The pendant and stand together measure approximately 3 inches or 7 1/2 centimeters high
Paper Size: 17 x 57 cm or almost 22
Sterling silver and amber ring carved by Chris Cook from the Kwakwaka´wakw Nation
