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Object #     1998-90/168
Object name     Silkscreen Print, Card
Culture of Origin     Haida
Title     Eagle: Oliver Adam's Potlatch Invitation
Maker or Artist     Robert Davidson
Materials     Paper, Ink
Techniques     Silkscreen
Dimensions     H: 7.1 in, W: 5.6 in
Exhibit Label    

"When Oliver N. Adams inherited the title of Town Chief of Massett, he hosted a potlatch to validate his position and commissioned Robert Davidson to design the invitations and gift prints. The Eagle design with a Frog in the body and a Beaver head in the tail represents Adams' crests."
Source     Margaret Blackman and Edwin S. Hall, Jr.
Credit     Blackman Hall Northwest Coast Print Collection
 
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