Jason Henry Hunt
Jason Henry Hunt standing with arms crossed between two large rope-rimmed round panels in his workshop

Kwakwaka'wakw carving · Port Hardy, BC

Ancestral art with a contemporary flair.

Hand-carved cedar panels, masks and totem poles by Jason Henry Hunt, from a carving line that runs unbroken from Mungo Martin to today.

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The family line

A family line of master carvers.

  1. Mungo Martin Great-grandfather. Head carver at Thunderbird Park and a central figure of the Northwest Coast revival.
  2. Henry Hunt Grandfather. Head carver at Thunderbird Park, 1962 to 1974, with poles standing from Ottawa to Osaka.
  3. Stanley C. Hunt Father. Carver of the over 40-foot Plaza Canadá pole raised in Buenos Aires in 2012.
  4. Jason Henry Hunt Carving at Tsax̱is (Fort Rupert) today: panels, masks, poles and prints.

His uncles carried the same line: Tony Hunt Sr., who carved roughly one hundred full-scale poles, and Richard Hunt, the first Indigenous artist appointed to the Order of British Columbia. Read the family story

Featured work

Carved by hand, shipped to your wall.

Backlit round owl panel in plain cedar with a rope rim, on a black easel

"Owl" panel, 12" diameter

CAD $650 In stock
Round eagle and salmon panel painted in green, purple, yellow and black

"The Feast": Eagle and Salmon

CAD $2,000 to $4,500 Made to order
Framed Orcas at Play print in red on pale blue, hanging above a leather sofa

"Orcas at Play" print

From CAD $180 Limited edition of 25

Restoration

Trusted with his family's historic poles.

From the Annenberg estate at Sunnylands, Rancho Mirage, to Nootka Court in downtown Victoria, Jason restores the work his family has made. Over the years he has restored many masks and totems.

See the restoration work
Restored sun mask round panel with vivid paint
The same sun mask before restoration, faded and worn
Before

Press

"I've been battling Indigenous art fraud for 30 years."

Jason Henry Hunt, in Maclean's, 2023

Coverage from Maclean's, CBC, the Times Colonist and Waddington's.

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From the studio

Follow the work as it happens.

Carved cedar orca panel and carved beam mounted above a stone fireplace
An orca panel and carved beam above a collector's fireplace.
Jason beside a large round hummingbird panel carved in cedar and painted in turquoise, blue and purple, edged with rope Tall unpainted cedar panel with deep-carved formline set into a stone chimney beneath timber beams Round cedar panel with a white-painted eagle design hanging in a collector's dining room Round panel painted in green, red, black and cream, leaning on driftwood and rock at a pebble beach by the ocean Two men in front of a large red, black and green painted screen inside a cedar bighouse, with a totem pole at left Jason standing beside a painted sun-and-waves panel above a black carved house-front design, propped against a red wall
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Questions

Questions buyers ask.

Who is Jason Henry Hunt?

Jason Henry Hunt is a master carver of the Kwagu'ł (Fort Rupert) nation of the Kwakwaka'wakw peoples, based in Port Hardy, BC. Born in Victoria in 1973, he is the son of Stanley C. Hunt, grandson of Henry Hunt and great-grandson of Mungo Martin, heir to a Kwagu'ł carving line that runs from Mungo Martin to today.

What does Jason Henry Hunt sell and how does shipping work?

He sells hand-carved red cedar panels from CAD $650 to $4,500 and limited-edition prints from $180 to $330. Every order ships free by Purolator ground within Canada and the continental USA. Full refund upon the return of the piece within the first month.

Does Jason Henry Hunt take commissions?

Yes. He takes commissions for totem poles, masks and carved panels. Custom work carries a timeline that depends on the scale of the piece and the availability of wood.

Does Jason Henry Hunt restore totem poles and masks?

Yes. He has restored many masks and totems, including Hunt-family poles at the Sunnylands estate in Rancho Mirage and at Nootka Court in Victoria. Starting is as simple as emailing a photo for a preliminary assessment.

How do I know this Indigenous art is authentic?

Every piece is carved by Jason Henry Hunt's own hands at Tsax̱is (Fort Rupert), BC, and sold direct from his studio with no middlemen. Jason has written publicly, in Maclean's, about the flood of fake Indigenous art; buying directly from the carver is the strongest guarantee there is.

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Looking for a unique piece? Need something special restored?

Starting is as simple as sending a picture or an idea. You deal with Jason directly; he replies to every inquiry personally.

Email Jason Call 250-902-8668