Haida Carver

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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.

Country:

Canada

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

12 minutes

Year:

1964

Director:

Richard Gilbert

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Company:

ONF | NFB

Cast:
Robert Davidson

Self

Robert Davidson Sr.

Self (uncredited)

Florence Davidson

Self (uncredited)

Crew:
François Séguillon

Director of Photography

Eldon Rathburn

Music

Ron Alexander

Recording Supervision

Richard Gilbert

Producer

Richard Gilbert

Writer