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Haida Carver (1964)

Directed by Richard Gilbert

Documentary | Short

Overview

On Canada’s Pacific coast this film finds a young Haida artist, Robert Davidson, shaping miniature totems from argillite, a jet-like stone. The film follows the artist to the island where he finds the stone, and then shows how he carves it in the manner of his grandfather, who taught him the craft.

Length 12 minutes

Actors

Robert Davidson | Robert Davidson Sr. | Florence Davidson

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