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Object #     1998-90/154
Object name     Silkscreen Print, Card
Culture of Origin     Haida
Title     Sara's Birth Announcement
Maker or Artist     Robert Davidson
Materials     Paper, Ink
Techniques     Silkscreen
Dimensions     H: 7.1 in, W: 5.6 in
Exhibit Label    

"Announcing the birth of the artist's daughter, Sara Florence Davidson, this card shows the mother (non-Native, but an adopted Raven) as both human and Raven. The baby, with a human body, is also a Raven, since Haida people trace lineage through the mother."
Source     Margaret Blackman and Edwin S. Hall, Jr.
Credit     Blackman Hall Northwest Coast Print Collection
 
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