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An artful tribute to Tony Hunt Jr.

The work of KwaGulth artist and dancer Tony Hunt Jr. attracted collectors from around the globe. His art treasures were part of the exhibition Chiefly Feasts that was shown at the Royal B.C. Museum and the Burke museum in Seattle.

The work of KwaGulth artist and dancer Tony Hunt Jr. attracted collectors from around the globe.

His art treasures were part of the exhibition Chiefly Feasts that was shown at the Royal B.C. Museum and the Burke museum in Seattle.

In 2015, he carved a totem pole at Quadra Elementary School in honour of its 100th birthday. Hunt was particularly renowned for his traditional masks.

He was also an initiated hamatsa dancer who inherited the rights to his family dances and participated in potlatches.

Part of a long line of First Nations carvers on Vancouver Island, Tony Hunt Jr. died on Oct. 12. He was 55.