This is my great uncle Mungo Martin through my mother's father Spruce Martin and uncle Herbert Martin.Mungo left a great legacy behind and he developed a future for our people to bring back the potlatches and more.Our heritage.
My father is jack james jr he's from alert bay :-) ive only met my father 2 times in my life Kinda nice to research his town. And see where I came from i guess u could say
You’re so lucky and blessed to have that heritage. What artists those people are. I am looking for more information about their style of crooked knives, how they were/are made, the materials, the styles and sharpening techniques, that’s why I am watching this, but the singing was so relaxing I just watched the entire video. Blessings to your family and your people!
very nice and rewarding video. Great cultural heritage preservation example from the legendary master carver Mungo Martin. I missed the chance to meet him personally, however read a lot about his craftsmanship and visited his memorial pole in Alert Bay, thanks for sharing...
WOW, Thanks so much for posting this and sharing it with the rest of us.I have just started carving in cedar and maple, and have been looking to make a bent box.This will help me out SOOOOOOOOO much, words could never express what you have done for me by sharing this video.Thank you again from the top of my head to the bottoms of my feet.Oha
Yes it's just a box.But there wasnt a saw in sight!!!And this basically chiselled out from a tree.Incredible attention and dexterity.Any mistake anywhere in the process would render all the previous work usless as it was all one integral part.Fantastic as far as im concerned.Thanks for sharing.
Mungo was one of the very few who really knew what he was doing, like in generations past, at this point in time. Its amazing watching him do everything by hand and so accurately. My old prof at UBC, Wilson Duff used to talk about him all the time...
Our peoples craftsmanship reflected our peoples entire cultural nature in a big way. Hard workers and precise so the rest of the time can be spent in celebration.
Thanks for sharing this very interesting video. The entire process is pretty awesome. I thought the way the peg holes were drilled was interesting, also how they were installed at an angle (rather than straight into the sides). A master craftsman for sure.
Chief Mungo Martin Walas Gigame Nakapikem(Ten Times Chief)Or(Ten Face Chief). This Chief Name Belongs To The Kwikwasuti'nukw Tribe Of The Kwakwakawakw, Gilford Island. The Martin Family Are A High Ranking Family Amongst The Kwakwakawakw.
Its sad to think how such craftsmen are dyeing away with very few to replace them and pass along the exceptional knowledge and skills of the Canadian Native People. I fear my children will no longer be able to see first hand such craftsmanship and these skills will go the way of the great buffalo herds of the Western Prairies. I would very much like to know more about the native steam pit, I invite anybody who knows more about these to contact me. Thank you. I cant get my head around how hot rocks boil water??
Also, modern civilization will go away soon enough. The humans who survive will relearn the arts. Always have, always will. For awhile anyway. It is interesting to contemplate that the life forms that watched a sunrise 4 million years ago are as different from humans now as will be the life that watches a sunrise 4 million years from now.
I see he was using a lip adze, was this a tool he made? I know there is a man who makes a great lip adze from Kestrel Tools, it looks like one of the originals,pretty cool.
i don't mean to piss anyone off but making a wooden box is hardly amazing. it's a neat box, yeah but it's kind of downplaying what these artists can really do like those huge carved statues and stuff.
I think he kept it simple for a reason. Mungo was very knowledge in design. To show something else would've required a long apprenticeship for someone to watch. A box is something that can be made in a day or so. For us though...this little knowledge is quite activational to our beings as indigenous people. Information we may not have been witness to because of colonization. So in essence...to a people rediscovering their culture...this is like gold.
keeelane - I understand what you're saying and would also love to see more intricate work being done, but as a beginning woodworker, I DO find this amazing. Check out some of the box-making videos here on RUclips and you'll find most woodworkers using a plethora of power tools to do the same, including various saws, a drill press, a joiner and/or planer, a sander and others. Not to mention a chain saw to fell the tree in the first place!
This is my great uncle Mungo Martin through my mother's father Spruce Martin and uncle Herbert Martin.Mungo left a great legacy behind and he developed a future for our people to bring back the potlatches and more.Our heritage.
My father is jack james jr he's from alert bay :-) ive only met my father 2 times in my life
Kinda nice to research his town. And see where I came from i guess u could say
You’re so lucky and blessed to have that heritage. What artists those people are. I am looking for more information about their style of crooked knives, how they were/are made, the materials, the styles and sharpening techniques, that’s why I am watching this, but the singing was so relaxing I just watched the entire video. Blessings to your family and your people!
very nice and rewarding video. Great cultural heritage preservation example from the legendary master carver Mungo Martin. I missed the chance to meet him personally, however read a lot about his craftsmanship and visited his memorial pole in Alert Bay, thanks for sharing...
WOW, Thanks so much for posting this and sharing it with the rest of us.I have just started carving in cedar and maple, and have been looking to make a bent box.This will help me out SOOOOOOOOO much, words could never express what you have done for me by sharing this video.Thank you again from the top of my head to the bottoms of my feet.Oha
Yes it's just a box.But there wasnt a saw in sight!!!And this basically chiselled out from a tree.Incredible attention and dexterity.Any mistake anywhere in the process would render all the previous work usless as it was all one integral part.Fantastic as far as im concerned.Thanks for sharing.
Mungo was one of the very few who really knew what he was doing, like in generations past, at this point in time. Its amazing watching him do everything by hand and so accurately. My old prof at UBC, Wilson Duff used to talk about him all the time...
This work & all of Mungo's carvings continue to leave me refreshed & in awe !
this is AWESOME and beautiful
Amazing! I'm enriched just watching this! Thank you!
Such an awesome video! UC Berkley has numerous old video's like this. Glad this one is available for others to see and learn from. Thank you!!
Such beautiful craft and craftsmanship
Thank you , brilliant . Needed to see the technique more clearly after been in Kechekan recently .
Our peoples craftsmanship reflected our peoples entire cultural nature in a big way. Hard workers and precise so the rest of the time can be spent in celebration.
Thanks for sharing this very interesting video. The entire process is pretty awesome. I thought the way the peg holes were drilled was interesting, also how they were installed at an angle (rather than straight into the sides). A master craftsman for sure.
They should've let Mungo narrate it.
The singing is awesome though. I wonder if the recordings are available anywhere?
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LITERALLY NEED THIS SOUND TRACK
Chief Mungo Martin Walas Gigame Nakapikem(Ten Times Chief)Or(Ten Face Chief). This Chief Name Belongs To The Kwikwasuti'nukw Tribe Of The Kwakwakawakw, Gilford Island. The Martin Family Are A High Ranking Family Amongst The Kwakwakawakw.
magnificent
this is unbelievable
so cool
Does anyone still use these techniques?
My uncle Luis Joseph and my dad jasper Joseph are from there.
Its sad to think how such craftsmen are dyeing away with very few to replace them and pass along the exceptional knowledge and skills of the Canadian Native People. I fear my children will no longer be able to see first hand such craftsmanship and these skills will go the way of the great buffalo herds of the Western Prairies. I would very much like to know more about the native steam pit, I invite anybody who knows more about these to contact me. Thank you. I cant get my head around how hot rocks boil water??
Water boils at 212 degrees. The rocks get much hotter, probably above 500 degrees...
Also, modern civilization will go away soon enough. The humans who survive will relearn the arts. Always have, always will. For awhile anyway.
It is interesting to contemplate that the life forms that watched a sunrise 4 million years ago are as different from humans now as will be the life that watches a sunrise 4 million years from now.
Dying away? there's more folks making bentwood boxes than ever.
I see he was using a lip adze, was this a tool he made? I know there is a man who makes a great lip adze from Kestrel Tools, it looks like one of the originals,pretty cool.
Yes ancient Adze's have been found all over the pacific north west. some made of Jade.
i don't mean to piss anyone off but making a wooden box is hardly amazing. it's a neat box, yeah but it's kind of downplaying what these artists can really do like those huge carved statues and stuff.
I think he kept it simple for a reason. Mungo was very knowledge in design. To show something else would've required a long apprenticeship for someone to watch. A box is something that can be made in a day or so. For us though...this little knowledge is quite activational to our beings as indigenous people. Information we may not have been witness to because of colonization. So in essence...to a people rediscovering their culture...this is like gold.
keeelane - I understand what you're saying and would also love to see more intricate work being done, but as a beginning woodworker, I DO find this amazing. Check out some of the box-making videos here on RUclips and you'll find most woodworkers using a plethora of power tools to do the same, including various saws, a drill press, a joiner and/or planer, a sander and others. Not to mention a chain saw to fell the tree in the first place!
By all means... make a water tight box with no saw. :) good luck.
Let's see you do it
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