HAROLD HARRY Coast Salish Artist and Carver

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My Carving Rights were Inherited from My Mother's Grandfather,
FRANK GEORGE, of Church House whose works are Housed in the
following locations:

The Provincial Museum

Royal British Columbia Museum
(Victoria, British Columbia)

The following masks are some of those found in the Royal British Columbia Museum
and were carved by Frank George from the village of Churchhouse at the mouth of Bute Inlet.
These masks he used once a year around our Christmas time at a feast held for the
whole village of Churchhouse. He would have people use these masks when he served
the food from the feast. The last time these masks were used was when my mothers
first tooth came out. (There was a first tooth ceremony).

In August 1999 the people from the Provincial Museum Archives researched the Coast Salish Masks
and stated these masks were the biggest and most diverse collection of the Coast Salish Nation.
There are more which will appear on the page in the near future.

Frank George was born in 1879 and died in 1939.
His carving consists of Masks, Feast Dishes, Totem Poles, Paddles and many other items.
He was a Master Carver. Frank George's wife was Marianne from Hartley Bay of the Tsimshian Nation.

These images are copyrighted and not to be reproduced.

The Museum of Anthropology
(University of British Columbia)

The following carvings and masks are some of those found in The Museum of Anthropology
and were carved by Frank George. More to be displayed in the future.
These images are copyrighted and not to be reproduced.

 

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