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Ca 1990s
60" x 69"
Made by Betty Pasco (also known as Eámalth) is a respected Suquamish Tribal Elder and accomplished Coast Salish artist from the Pacific Northwest (Washington state). She is the wife of the late Duane Pasco (often spelled Dwane in some references; 1932–2024), a prominent Pacific Northwest Native-style carver, teacher, and artist known for bentwood boxes, totem poles, and preserving traditional techniques.Betty and Duane were married for about 25 years and collaborated extensively on cultural preservation. Together they co-founded the JayHawk Institute, dedicated to teaching and passing on Pacific Northwest Indigenous arts, traditions, and knowledge to students, tribal members, and others. Betty has been a generous mentor and teacher in weaving, basketry, and related skills.
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Duane Pasco (born May 14, 1932) is an American artist. He is known for his indigenous-style work and as a teacher of Northwest Coast art, in particular as a key contributor to reviving the 'Ksan style.
Pasco was raised in Alaska and Seattle, and is of English and Irish descent. He has been professionally active since his first gallery showing in 1966, working in both carving and two-dimensional formats. In 1967, he took a leave of absence from his then-employment for a steel-construction company, in order to move beyond what he describes as making "curios" and pursue art education full-time. He again made a major change in approach in 1976. At both these times, he was heavily influenced in his artistic development by the writings and works of artist and historian Bill Holm. He has taught classes at many universities and schools in Washington, British Columbia, and Alaska, notably the Gitanmaax School of Northwest Coast Indian Art ('Ksan), where he influenced artists such as Walter Harris. He is a friend and associate of Nuu-Chah-Nulth artist Joe David. Pasco is a noted canoe carver, mentoring novice canoe carvers and actively assisting them in the steaming process.
His carved totems are publicly viewable in Seattle at Occidental Park and Seattle Center,and in Sitka, Alaska at Sitka National Historical Park.
He is a speaker and expounder of Chinook Jargon. In the early 1990s he published the bi-monthly Tenas Wawa newsletter in Poulsbo, Washington,where he continues to live.
From Artists Website
I spent my childhood in Alaska and my school years in Seattle, until being drafted in 1952. After two years serving with the army in Korea, I returned to Washington, and worked variously as a warehouseman, Boeing machinist, cabinet maker, house framer, and then structural iron worker.
By 1967, I had been carving curios part-time for a few years. I took a leave of absence from work and managed to eke out a living by producing and selling what I thought was “traditional” Northwest Coast Native Art.
I was getting some pretty good commissions during the early 1970s thanks to aArtifacts “renaissance” of sorts in this art form, but in 1976 I seriously considered mArtifactsoving on. A long-time interest in traditional Norwegian small boats took me to Norway, where I took lines of a few lap-strake boats, as well as many photographs. I was ready to embark on a new career. However, during the trip my wife and I visited the Sacred Circles exhibit at the Tate in London. This fantastic array of pre-twentieth century Native American art included a large number of which were chosen Northwest coast pieces. Captivated and inspired, I couldn’t wait to return home and launch myself onto a program of re-education.
I literally put everything that I thought I knew into the trash and emptied it. I began visiting museums and their store rooms. Bill Holm, author of the extremely helpful Northwest Coast Indian Art, an Analysis of Form, was generous enough to allow me to make copies of his vast collection of slides and I began a serious examination of old pieces, trying to relate works to particular Native artists from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. I continue to learn about many regional and individual styles of this world-class art form, and it’s always exciting.
Condition:
Excellent
Tribe:
Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw)
Year Range:
1975 - 2000
Region:
Pacific Northwest - and Alaska
Dimensions:
66 in
Category:
Masks and Headdresses
Artist:
Pasco, Duane (1932-2024)
