Haida Carver
January 1, 1964
12 min
✓ Released 22900 days ago
Documentary
9.0
User Score
1 votes
About
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.
Movie Info
Status: Released
Director: Richard Gilbert
Runtime: 12 min
Top Cast
Robert Davidson
Self
Robert Davidson Sr.
Self (uncredited)
Florence Davidson
Self (uncredited)
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