Eagle Paddle Pendant by Stephen Hunt, Kwakwaka’wakw

Eagle Paddle Pendant, 2009by Stephen Hunt, Kwakwaka’wakw First NationRed cedar, glass beads, pigment24” long, 3 7/8” long x 1” wide pendant Stephen Hunt was born on December 14, 1962 in Victoria, B.C. Stephen is Kwakwaka’wakw First Nation, and lives in T'sakis (Fort Rupert, British Columbia).  Stephen is the son of Mary Henderson and George Hunt. Mary's parents were Sam and May Henderson, and George's parents were Thomas and Emma Hunt. The Hunt and Henderson families are renowned keepers of tradition, and Sam Henderson and George Hunt Sr. are master carvers in the traditional Kwakwaka’wakw style.