Kwakiutl (Kwa'kwaka'wakw) carved mask by Kevin Daniel Cranmer
Kwakiutl (Kwa'kwaka'wakw) carved mask by Kevin Daniel Cranmer
labelled KWA-GIULTH, “BUMBLE BEE” and Signed KEVIN CRANMER 189
cedar wood and sticks, painted; fur that was around the masks (it has come apart and is fragile)
8 1/2” wide at the widest place in the back x 9 1/4” high. Depth of 3/4” near the eyes and nose
signed by Kevin Daniel Cranmer, 189
label of “images for a canadian heritage” affixed to the back
(mc2655)
$2600.
Kevin Daniel Cranmer was born in June of 1967 in Alert Bay, British Columbia. He is a multi-generation descendant of Kwa’kwaka’wakw peoples and he also is a descendant of Tlingit Indians. His illustrious heritage includes descent from the Cranmer, Flanders, Hunt and Bruce families.
Kevin has participated in large cooperative projects, including making a forty foot pole which is in Stanley Park, Vancouver, a thirty foot pole which is on display in the Museum of Civilization in Ottawa, and a thirty-six foot pole that was carved for the closing ceremonies in the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland.