Stan C Hunt comes from a Kwagiulth family from Fort Rupert, British Columbia on Vancouver Island. His grandfather, Mungo Martin is widely credited with saving Kwagiulth art from extinction in the early part of the century. His father, Henry Hunt, was a renowned master carver who worked at the Royal British Columbia Provincial Museum in Victoria for many years. His older brothers, Tony and Richard Hunt, are among the leading artists in the Kwagiulth form.
Stan was born in Victoria on September 25th, 1954 while his father was working for the museum. Mungo Martin provided the link with tradition for the family; from his songs sung around the kitchen table to the extravagant ceremonies of the potlatch. After Stan, at the age of ten, danced as a Hamatsa for the first time, he became more involved in the rituals of his people. When Stan was younger he carved toy boats and canoes. In 1976 he went to see his father Henry in his carving shed and asked if he could be a carver. His father replied, "The first thing you have to do is make your own tools." Stan spent the next three years learning knife techniques and carving plaques for the Victoria tourist trade.
He also assisted his father in the carving of six totem poles. Stan's interpretation of the Kwagiulth style is starkly traditional. No power tools or sandpaper are used. Only the traditional tools, the adze, curved knife and straight knife are used. The images are original but with traditional roots in stories of the Kwagiulth people; images passed down from one generation to the next.
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Wild Woman Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Wild Woman by Stan C. Hunt Native Mask - Wild Woman by Stan C. Hunt c2006 This mask of Dzunukwa or Wildwomen of the woods... |
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Shark Mask Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Shark Mask Stan C Hunt C2007 Mask - Shark Mask Stan C Hunt C2007 A fine example of Master Carver Stan C Hunt this has... |
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Raven Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Raven by Stan C Hunt C2007 Native Mask - Raven by Stan C Hunt C2007 The Raven is also part of the Hamatsa of Cannibal... |
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Wild Woman Stan C. Hunt Native Mask - Wild Woman by Stan C. Hunt Native Mask - Wild Woman by Stan C. Hunt c2006 This mask of Dzunukwa or Wildwomen of the woods... |
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Thunderbird Wolf Rattle Stan C Hunt Native Rattle Thunderbird and Wolf by Stan C Hunt c2006 Rattle Thunderbird and Wolf by Stan C Hunt c2006 This masterfully... |
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Raven Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Raven by Stan C Hunt C2007 Native Mask - Raven by Stan C Hunt C2007 The Raven is also part of the Hamatsa of Cannibal... |
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Thunderbird Moon Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Two Headed Thunderbird Moon by Stan C Hunt C2008 Mask - Two Headed Thunderbird Moon by Stan C Hunt C2008 Thunderbird is very important to... |
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Thunderbird Moon Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Two Headed Thunderbird Moon by Stan C Hunt C2008 Mask - Two Headed Thunderbird Moon by Stan C Hunt C2008 Thunderbird is very important to... |
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Raven Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Raven by Stan C Hunt C2007 Native Mask - Raven by Stan C Hunt C2007 The Raven is also part of the Hamatsa of Cannibal... |
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Wren Mask Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Wren by Stan C Hunt c2006 Mask - Wren Mask by Stan C Hunt c2006 The Wren is a Transformer and... |
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Shark Mask Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Shark Mask Stan C Hunt C2007 Mask - Shark Mask Stan C Hunt C2007 A fine example of Master Carver Stan C Hunt this has... |
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Shark Mask Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Shark Mask Stan C Hunt C2007 Mask - Shark Mask Stan C Hunt C2007 A fine example of Master Carver Stan C Hunt this has... |
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Thunderbird Wolf Rattle Stan C Hunt Native Rattle Thunderbird and Wolf by Stan C Hunt c2006 Rattle Thunderbird and Wolf by Stan C Hunt c2006 This masterfully... |
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Thunderbird Wolf Rattle Stan C Hunt Native Rattle Thunderbird and Wolf by Stan C Hunt c2006 Rattle Thunderbird and Wolf by Stan C Hunt c2006 This masterfully... |
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Thunderbird Wolf Rattle Stan C Hunt Native Rattle Thunderbird and Wolf by Stan C Hunt c2006 Rattle Thunderbird and Wolf by Stan C Hunt c2006 This masterfully... |
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Wild Woman Stan C. Hunt Native Mask - Wild Woman by Stan C. Hunt Native Mask - Wild Woman by Stan C. Hunt c2006 This mask of Dzunukwa or Wildwomen of the woods... |
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Wild Woman Stan C. Hunt Native Mask - Wild Woman by Stan C. Hunt Native Mask - Wild Woman by Stan C. Hunt c2006 This mask of Dzunukwa or Wildwomen of the woods... |
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Pugwis With Frog Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Pugwis with Frog by Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Pugwis with Frog by Stan C Hunt c2006 The Pugwis' (Man of the Sea) is a... |
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Pugwis With Frog Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Pugwis with Frog by Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Pugwis with Frog by Stan C Hunt c2006 The Pugwis' (Man of the Sea) is a... |
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Wren Mask Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Wren Mask by Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Wren Mask by Stan C Hunt c2006 This mask of Wren Mask is a Transformer and... |
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Wren Mask Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Wren Mask by Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Wren Mask by Stan C Hunt c2006 This mask of Wren Mask is a Transformer and... |
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Wren Mask Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Wren Mask by Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Wren Mask by Stan C Hunt c2006 This mask of Wren Mask is a Transformer and... |
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Wren Mask Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Wren Mask by Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Wren Mask by Stan C Hunt c2006 This mask of Wren Mask is a Transformer and... |
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Pugwis With Loon Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Pugwis with Loon by Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Pugwis with Loon by Stan C Hunt c2006 Pugwis' (man of the sea ) with the Loon on... |
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Pugwis With Loon Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Pugwis with Loon by Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Pugwis with Loon by Stan C Hunt c2006 Pugwis' (man of the sea ) with the Loon on... |
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Pugwis Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Pugwis by Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Pugwis by Stan C Hunt c2006 The Pugwis' (Man of the Sea) is a Kwakwaka' wakw... |
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Pugwis Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Pugwis by Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Pugwis by Stan C Hunt c2006 The Pugwis' (Man of the Sea) is a Kwakwaka' wakw... |
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Pugwis Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Pugwis by Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Pugwis by Stan C Hunt c2006 The Pugwis' (Man of the Sea) is a Kwakwaka' wakw... |
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Wild Woman Stan C. Hunt Native Mask - Wild Woman by Stan C. Hunt Native Mask - Wild Woman by Stan C. Hunt c2006 This mask of Dzunukwa or Wildwomen of the woods... |
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Wild Woman Stan C. Hunt Native Mask - Wild Woman by Stan C. Hunt Native Mask - Wild Woman by Stan C. Hunt c2006 This mask of Dzunukwa or Wildwomen of the woods... |
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Wild Woman Stan C. Hunt Native Mask - Wild Woman by Stan C. Hunt Native Mask - Wild Woman by Stan C. Hunt c2006 This mask of Dzunukwa or Wildwomen of the woods... |
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Wild Woman Stan C. Hunt Native Mask - Wild Woman by Stan C. Hunt Native Mask - Wild Woman by Stan C. Hunt c2006 This mask of Dzunukwa or Wildwomen of the woods... |
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Pugwis With Loon Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Pugwis with Loon by Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Pugwis with Loon by Stan C Hunt c2006 Pugwis' (man of the sea ) with the Loon on... |
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Bakwas Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Bakwas (wildman of the woods) by Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Bakwas' (wildman of the woods) by Stan C Hunt c2005 This mask of the Bakwas'... |
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Pugwis With Loon Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Pugwis with Loon by Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Pugwis with Loon by Stan C Hunt c2006 Pugwis' (man of the sea ) with the Loon on... |
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Hawk Man Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Hawk Man by Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Hawk Man by Stan C Hunt c2005 This mask of Hawk Man transformation to the human form... |
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Hawk Man Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Hawk Man by Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Hawk Man by Stan C Hunt c2005 This mask of Hawk Man transformation to the human form... |
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Bakwas Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Bakwas (wildman of the woods) by Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Bakwas' (wildman of the woods) by Stan C Hunt c2005 This mask of the Bakwas'... |
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Bakwas Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Bakwas (wildman of the woods) by Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Bakwas' (wildman of the woods) by Stan C Hunt c2005 This mask of the Bakwas'... |
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Wildwomen Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Wildwomen by Stan C Hunt Native Mask -Wildwomen by Stan C Hunt c2005 This mask of Dzunukwa or Wildwomen of the woods... |
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Wildwomen Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Wildwomen by Stan C Hunt Native Mask -Wildwomen by Stan C Hunt c2005 This mask of Dzunukwa or Wildwomen of the woods... |
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Black Bear Stan C Hunt Native Mask - Black Bear by Stan C Hunt c2005 Black Bear Mask This mask of the Black Bear has been Masterfully carved from red cedar, this... |
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