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Object #     1998-90/180
Object name     Silkscreen Print
Culture of Origin     Haida
Title     Parnell Memorial: Eagle and Raven
Maker or Artist     Robert Davidson
Materials     Paper, Ink
Techniques     Silkscreen
Dimensions     H: 15.2 in, W: 14.2 in
Exhibit Label    

"Five members of the Parnell family were drowned when a fishing boat capsized. Frank Parnell (son of one of the men) commissioned this Eagle and Raven crest design, which was distributed at the Parnell Memorial Potlatch."
Source     Margaret Blackman and Edwin S. Hall, Jr.
Credit     Blackman Hall Northwest Coast Print Collection
 
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