Wooden Plaque - Pine - 30cm - Crooked Beak

Product Code: TW804W8

Artist: Tom Whonnock

Nation: Namgis

CROOKED BEAK: A mythological man-eating bird, serving Bakbakwalanooksiwae, a powerful cannibalistic spirit. Crooked Beak masks are an essential part of Hamatsa, a ceremonial Kwakwaka'wakw dance that symbolizes overcoming negative spiritual forces and rejoining the community.

30cm (11.75") height x 14cm (5.5") width

Handcarved pine plaque with leather hanger for easy installation.

Carved by Tom Whonnock

Made in BC, Canada. 

Tom Whonnock is a 'Namgis First Nation artist from Alert Bay, BC. He was born in 1955, and began woodcarving at the age of 15. Tom honed his craft under Godfrey Hunt. He works in pine, and creates plaques, masks, trays, bowls and totem poles.