Tony Hunt: Kwakiutl artist

Tony Hunt, a Kwakiutl Indian, is the grandson of the legendary Chief Mungo Martin. Since his initial tutoring by his grandfather, Tony has become an artist of international recognition capable of working in many art forms. In this film he makes a beautiful silver spoon.

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Credits

director

Geoff Voyce

production company

B T Film-Sound

North American Indian Films

Duration

00:12:09:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1977

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

314477

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Indians of North America - Canada

Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists

Crafts & Visual Arts → Arts - Canada

Crafts & Visual Arts → Arts and crafts movement

Crafts & Visual Arts → Indians of North America - Art

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Canada

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Canada, 1977

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