Haida Carver (movie)

Haida Carver (movie)

  • Production country: Canada
  • Producer: Richard Gilbert
  • Production companies: ONF | NFB
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release date: 1/1/1964
  • Run time: 12 min.

Movie description

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.

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Robert Davidson

Robert Davidson

Role(s): Self

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Robert Davidson Sr.

Robert Davidson Sr.

Role(s): Self (uncredited)

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Florence Davidson

Florence Davidson

Role(s): Self (uncredited)

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