Haida Carver
1964
12 min
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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.
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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.
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directorRichard Gilbert
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producerRichard Gilbert
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writerRichard Gilbert
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commentaryWilliam Weintraub
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cameraFrançois Séguillon
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editingDennis Sawyer
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re-recordingRon Alexander
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musicEldon Rathburn
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participantRobert Davidson
