Haida Carver (1964)

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.

Release Date : January 1, 1964

Runtime : 12m

Genre : Documentary  

Companies : ONF | NFB

Countries : Canada

Keywords : indigenous, carver, first nations, british columbia, short film, haida