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Mask
1981 · Wood, pigment
(a) 4 1/2 x 2 in. (11.4 x 5.1 cm)
(b) 2 x 3 1/4 in. (5.1 x 8.3 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Joe David is a Nuu-chah-nulth artist, a member of the Tla-o-qui-aht Band of the Nuu-chah-nulth people, also formally "adopted" into the Haida people, whose work is identified with the contemporary Northwest Coast art movement; among his close associates are teacher and art historian Bill Holm, Duane Pasco, and his cousin Ron Hamilton. He is also a singer of traditional Nuu-chah-nulth songs, and has a strong interest in shamanic traditions, both those from his own culture and from others.
Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago