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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bosko69, post: 12731015, member: 16283&quot;]&#039;Great Luck&#039; along with your keen eye and endless hard work (and cardiac health !)-were you biking ?</p><p>This pole to my amateur eyes has a unique form (or &#039;technique&#039; ?). It reminds me style-wise of an Oceanic / Tiki carving in it&#039;s directness.</p><p>At first I thought the piece was pretty simplistic,then I read this abt John&#039;s distinctive technique- </p><p>&quot;<i>Although unpainted artworks have existed on the Northwest Coast for centuries, John’s chip-carving style often recalls tramp art more than other Northwest Coast carving methods and represents a distinct departure from customary Nuu-chah-nulth carving.</i>&quot;</p><p>John&#039;s directness is what gives his work such power- ie: he uses less smoothing/shaping strokes (chip carving). It&#039;s what makes him a unique artist.</p><p>PS- Whether he lived to be &quot;<i>-art galleries estimate his age at death between111 and 114</i>&quot; who knows ?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]556365[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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