Tom Patterson, Hamat'sa Raven Mask
Tom Patterson
1962-
Nuu-Chah-Nulth
Date
1981
Medium Specific
Red cedar, cedar bark, feathers, twine, acrylic paint
Classification
Sculpture: Wood
Dimensions
44 x 9 x 33 1/2 in. (111.8 x 22.9 x 85.1 cm)
Accession Number
2020.35.28.17
Credit
Gift of Gloria and Selig Kaplan
Biography
Tom Patterson was born June 13th, 1962 in Victoria, British Columbia. He is a member of the Nuu-cha-nuth tribe of Kyuquot on the west coast of Vancouver Island.
Patterson began carving in 1977 as an apprentice of the Master Carver Tony Hunt Sr. from the Kwakwaka’wakw Nation. During his apprenticeship he helped with the construction of the big house at the Field Museum in Chicago.
After 10 years of working for and with Tony Hunt Sr., Patterson left to carve on his own, working with Art Thompson, Don Yeomans and Gene Brabent. Although he is of Nuu-Chah-Nulth descent, he is strong in the Kwagiulth style and also likes to study Bella Coola, Tlingit and other Northwest Coast styles.
He has since had many gallery exhibitions, monumental projects as well as teaching experiences, where he enjoys passing on his vast knowledge of Pacific Northwest Coast Native Culture and Art.
(https://spiritsofthewestcoast.com/collections/tom-patterson)
Patterson began carving in 1977 as an apprentice of the Master Carver Tony Hunt Sr. from the Kwakwaka’wakw Nation. During his apprenticeship he helped with the construction of the big house at the Field Museum in Chicago.
After 10 years of working for and with Tony Hunt Sr., Patterson left to carve on his own, working with Art Thompson, Don Yeomans and Gene Brabent. Although he is of Nuu-Chah-Nulth descent, he is strong in the Kwagiulth style and also likes to study Bella Coola, Tlingit and other Northwest Coast styles.
He has since had many gallery exhibitions, monumental projects as well as teaching experiences, where he enjoys passing on his vast knowledge of Pacific Northwest Coast Native Culture and Art.
(https://spiritsofthewestcoast.com/collections/tom-patterson)
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