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Hand Puppet – Grace the Eagle

$35.00

Designed by Dwayne Simeon, Kwakwaka’wakw Nation

Manufactured by Pacific Native Explore

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Grace the Eagle Hand Puppet designed by Dwayne Simeon, Kwakwaka’wakw Nation.

  • Made from 100% new material.
  • Polyester Fibre
  • Measures approximately 10”h.

 

Click here to learn more about the Pacific Northwest Coast First Nations Symbology of the Eagle.

 

Dwayne Simeon is mostly self-taught. He learned blacksmithing as a teenager, and then began experimenting with carving. In his twenties, Dwayne apprenticed under Kwakwaka’wakw artist Tony Hunt and adopted Kwakwaka’wakw artist John Livingstone. He was inspired to work as a professional artist by Sam Henderson at Campbell River, BC. In 1981, Dwayne learned jewellery-making at the Vancouver Vocational Institute and silkscreen production with Philip Oppenheimer at the Vancouver Indian Centre. Carving wood is still Dwayne’s focus, and he performed a demonstration of his carving techniques at Expo ’86 for the Folk Life Programs. He was a guest lecturer on Native American aesthetics at Muhlenberg University in Pennsylvania in April of 1987. Dwayne is known in the market for his colourful and traditional Kwakwaka’wakw masks.

Additional Information
Weight 0.18 lbs
Dimensions 29 × 17 × 9 in
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