$2,900 · Large red cedar mask

Purchased in Alert Bay, 1962. Carved by Jack James of Gilford Island, BC. 16" H by 13" W. Jack James was a member of the Kwakwaka'wakw First Nation, born around 1915 on Gwa'yasdams (Gilford Island). He was father to Basil James (1938 - 2005), and grandfather to Joe Peters, to whom he passed down his passion for carving. Today, a totem pole carved by his son stands in his honour in the city of Duncan, on Vancouver Island.