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Calvin A. Hunt

Calvin Hunt is Chief Tłasutiwalis, Kwakwaka'wakw, and Hereditary Chief Nas’a̱m’yus, Mowachaht. He is a highly respected Northwest Coast artist, teacher, and inductee into the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. In 2009, he was also honoured with the BC Creative Achievement Award for Aboriginal Art. He started to carve when he was 12 years old and is an important member of the internationally renowned Mungo Martin / Hunt Family of Master Carvers.

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                  

  

 

Calvin Hunt was born in Alert Bay in 1956. His great-great-grandmother, Anisalaga, also known as Mary Ebbets Hunt, was a Tlingit noblewoman and Chilkat weaver. His grandfather was the renowned Kwakwaka'wakw carver Mungo Martin and his grandmother was Abayah, also a Chilkat weaver. Calvin Hunt is the youngest son of Kwaguʼł Hereditary Chief Thomas Hunt and his mother Maxwalaogwa, Emma Hunt, was the Nuu-chah-nulth daughter of the Mowachaht Chief and Shaman Dr. Billy from Yuquot, (Friendly Cove) on the west coast of Vancouver Island. Calvin is the second cousin of Tony Hunt Sr., who also mentored him in the early years of his career. Between 1972 and 1981 Calvin carved full time as an apprentice with Tony Hunt, Sr. at the Arts of the Raven Gallery. During this time he worked with Tony Hunt Sr. on numerous totem poles commissioned by Germany, Japan, the United States, China and Canada.

In addition to his monumental carvings, Calvin Hunt is also known for his spectacular regalia. In 1982 he was commissioned by the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia to create a Thunderbird Dance Costume that consisted of 61 pieces of carved cedar, cedar bark twine, feathers, rabbit fur, and canvas. Since then, Calvin Hunt has created a series of dance costumes for museums around the world.

Calvin Hunt is a highly respected artist, mentor, dancer, and knowledge keeper.  He continues to teach carving and also mentors up and coming younger artists, including Karver Everson and Randy Frank from the K’òmoks First Nation. Calvin, along with his wife Marie Hunt are also involved in leading a group of Kwaguʼł dancers that perform internationally as 'The Copper Maker Dancers'. Calvin Hunt lives and works in the village of Tsax̱is (Fort Rupert) at the northerly end of Vancouver Island.                                                                                                      


                                                                                                                                                                               Three-way Eagle Transformation Mask by Calvin Hunt
References: 
Awa'K'Wis Volume One, Number One, Spring 1990
North Island Gazette, October 20, 1982
Legend of Queneesh Print

Calvin A. Hunt

Legend of Queneesh Print

$116.00
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Hummingbirds Artist Proof Edition Print

Calvin A. Hunt

Hummingbirds Artist Proof Edition Print

$180.00
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'Hadidadul ~ Reaching for the Stars' Print

Calvin A. Hunt

'Hadidadul ~ Reaching for the Stars' Print

$132.00
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Blue Moon Print

Calvin A. Hunt

Blue Moon Print

$84.00
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Thunderbird and Killerwhale Artist Proof Edition Print

Calvin A. Hunt

Thunderbird and Killerwhale Artist Proof Edition Print

$132.00
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Yuman Na’mima Print

Calvin A. Hunt

Yuman Na’mima Print

$132.00
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Dzunuk'wa and Sisiutl Canoe Print

Calvin A. Hunt

Dzunuk'wa and Sisiutl Canoe Print

$116.00
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Raven and Bear Releasing Salmon Print

Calvin A. Hunt

Raven and Bear Releasing Salmon Print

$100.00
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Cormorant Print

Calvin A. Hunt

Cormorant Print

$116.00
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Large Moon Mask with Salmon Design

Calvin A. Hunt

Large Moon Mask with Salmon Design

$9,783.00
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Portrait Mask

Calvin A. Hunt

Portrait Mask

$3,834.00
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Xwixwi Mask

Calvin A. Hunt

Xwixwi Mask

$4,313.00
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Northwest Coast Ceremonial Bag by Marie Hunt

Calvin A. Hunt

Northwest Coast Ceremonial Bag by Marie Hunt

$2,907.00
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Large Dzunukwa or Tsonoqua Mask

Calvin A. Hunt

Large Dzunukwa or Tsonoqua Mask

$4,632.00
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Chilkat Apron Glass Panel

Calvin A. Hunt

Chilkat Apron Glass Panel

$1,917.00
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Tuxw'id Female Warrior Spirit Puppet

Calvin A. Hunt

Tuxw'id Female Warrior Spirit Puppet

$5,191.00
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Ridicule Figure

Calvin A. Hunt

Ridicule Figure

$6,788.00
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Geekumł or Dzunukwa Mask

Calvin A. Hunt

Geekumł or Dzunukwa Mask

$4,912.00
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Thunderbird Orca and Chief Totem Pole

Calvin A. Hunt

Thunderbird Orca and Chief Totem Pole

$17,170.00
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Apron Whale Design Pattern Board

Calvin A. Hunt

Apron Whale Design Pattern Board

$1,278.00
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Raven Dance Wand

Calvin A. Hunt

Raven Dance Wand

$1,662.00
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Nuu-chah-nulth Land Chief Mask

Calvin A. Hunt

Nuu-chah-nulth Land Chief Mask

$4,281.00
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Whale Fins

Calvin A. Hunt

Whale Fins

From $1,198.00
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Respect '99 Print

Calvin A. Hunt

Respect '99 Print

$132.00

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