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Object #     1998-90/147
Object name     Silkscreen Print
Culture of Origin     Haida
Title     Pole-raising Potlatch Gift
Maker or Artist     Robert Davidson
Materials     Paper, Ink
Techniques     Silkscreen
Dimensions     H: 16 in, W: 11.5 in
Exhibit Label    

"This print by Robert Davidson commemorates the raising of his Bear Mother pole, the first totem pole to be raised in Massett, British Columbia, since the practice was outlawed in the 1880s. The design represents the unity of Haida Eagles and Ravens."
Source     Margaret Blackman and Edwin S. Hall, Jr.
Credit     Blackman Hall Northwest Coast Print Collection
 
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