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Artworks
PATRICK AMOS (1957-) MOWACHAHT/NUU-CHAH-NULTH
Otter Hunter Mask , 22 Oct 1996cedar wood, hair, hammered cedar bark, feathers, acrylic paint, and string, 15.25 x 10.5 x 5 in (38.7 x 26.7 x 12.7 cm), measurements reflect height without hair, with: 42 in (106.7 cm)
signed, inscribed, titled, and dated, "Patrick Amos / Mowachaht Band / Nuu-chah-nulth / Otter Hunter /Oct 22nd 1996".LOT 28
ESTIMATE: $800 — $1,200
PATRICK AMOS (1957-) MOWACHAHT/MUCHALAHT (NUU-CHAH-NULTH)Further images
Patrick Amos is a Mowachaht artist from Nootka Island, BC, who has worked since the late 1970s to revive and promote customary Nuu-chah-nulth art and styles. Early in his career,...Patrick Amos is a Mowachaht artist from Nootka Island, BC, who has worked since the late 1970s to revive and promote customary Nuu-chah-nulth art and styles. Early in his career, Amos studied under fellow Nuu-chah-nulth artists Tim Paul (b. 1950) and Art Thompson (1948-2003), both of whose influence is readily seen in his work. This mask, titled Otter Hunter Mask, is a compound image of a Sea Otter holding an Urchin over a Human face. The mask features a white underpaint that is contrasted with the red, green, and black details of the Sea Otter and Human face. The mask draws on historic Nuu-chah-nulth designs, with a thick, red-painted structure that encases the almond-shaped eyes and frames the nose and mouth of the Human. As in historic Nuu-chah-nulth works, Amos uses repeating rows of u-forms as primary design elements in the two-dimensional rendering of his mask. The composition is completed with the addition of hammered cedar bark, hair, and a feather attached to its proper left side.
Christopher W. SmithProvenance
An Ontario Collection.
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