George Blake, Carved Hupa spoon
George Blake
1944-
Hupa/Yurok
Date
c.1980
Medium Specific
Maple
Classification
Sculpture: Wood
Dimensions
7 x 2 1/4 x 3/4 in. (17.8 x 5.7 x 1.9 cm.)
Accession Number
2022.35.28.23
Credit
Gift of Raphael and Margaret Algazi
Biography
As a young man, Blake traveled as a missionary for the Indian Shaker faith. From 1963 to 1966 he served in the United States Army European Operations. After his discharge he enrolled in the College of the Redwoods in Eureka, California, and later transferred to the University of California-Davis, where he majored in fine arts and Native American art.
From 1980 to 1983 Blake served as curator of the Hupa Tribal Museum, and while there he organized a broad program to teach the traditional arts to younger tribal members. He himself taught featherwork and the making of other regalia, as well as the carving of antlers into Hupa purses and spoons. https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage/george-blake
From 1980 to 1983 Blake served as curator of the Hupa Tribal Museum, and while there he organized a broad program to teach the traditional arts to younger tribal members. He himself taught featherwork and the making of other regalia, as well as the carving of antlers into Hupa purses and spoons. https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage/george-blake
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