Item: 6
Artist: Tom Paul
Title: February Moon
Date: 2004
Size: 19 3/4" H x 19 1/2" W x 2" D
Medium: red cedar, abalone shell, cedar bark rope, paint
Description: Inspired by the importance of the moon in the Nuu-chah-nulth calendar.
Biography: Tom Paul is completing a ten-year apprenticeship under his father, master carver Tim Paul, and is a member of the Hesquiat Band of the Nuu-chah-nulth Nation. He carves part-time while attending North Island College.

Donor: Coastal Peoples Gallery

Estimated value: $2, 200