Raven travelling : two centuries of Haida Art

Augaitis, Daina. (Added Author). Vancouver Art Gallery. (Added Author).

Summary: Includes excerpts from ancient Raven myths, among them a new telling of the creation story by Skidegate elders; a poem by Haida carver and political leader Guujaaw; a poem and an essay on colonialization by Bill Reid; reflections on the land by actress and filmmaker Marianne Jones; a speech on reclaiming Haida culture by Robert Davidson; an history of Haida Gwaii by curator Nika Collison; a look at the evolution of Haida art by scholar Peter Macnair; an interview with weaver Isabel Rorick; the story of the repatriation of Haida ancestors told by two of the main participants, Vince Collison and Lucille Bell; and interviews with three contemporary artists, Robert Davidson, Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, and Don Yeomans.

Record details

ISBN: 1553651855 :
ISBN: 9781553651857 :
Physical Description: 182 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 32 cm.
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Publisher: Vancouver : Douglas & McIntyre ; Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2006.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Published in conjunction with Raven travelling: two centuries of Haida art, an exhibition organized by the Vancouver Art Galley. Published in conjunction with an exhibition organized by the Vancouver Art Galley. "Two centuries of Haida Art"--cover.
Formatted Contents Note:	Director's foreword / Kathleen S. Bartels -- This box of treasures / Guujaaw -- In the beginning : Haida stories / introduced by Nika Collison -- Out of the silence / Bill Reid -- Haida art and Haida gwaii / Marianne Jones -- These shining islands / Bill Reid -- Reclaiming Haida culture / Robert Davidson -- Everything depends on everything else / Nika Collison -- From the hands of master carpenter / Peter Macnair -- Following the discipline of the old masters / Isabel Rorick in conversation with Jacqueline Gijssen -- The repatriation of our ancestors and the rebirth of ourselves / Lucille Bell and Vince Collison -- The impulse to create / Daina Augaitis in conversations with Robert Davidson, Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas and Don Yeomans.
Action Note:	Committed to retain 20170101 20321231 COPPUL SPAN Monograph