Print Item Number: 1992.13 from the MAA: University of Cambridge
Description
Commercially produced Robert Davidson print on a card in purple, red and pale blue, on white background. It shows an eagle in profile, with outspread wings. The eagle is identifiable by the small downward curve at the end of the beak. At bottom, centre, is a design, with three tail feathers, which has the eagle' s claws in purple at either side. Each wing bears the design of a hand and a face in profile. Silkscreen prints are a recent development in Northwest Coast Native art, but they incorporate traditional design techniques and subject matter. The prints are often given away at potlatches as gifts from the host to the guests. Prints are also sold commercially to non-Native buyers. This card was designed by Robert Davidson, a Masset Haida artist. The design was taken from a silkscreen print, and used as an invitation to a Memorial Potlatch in Masset in memory of David Adams, 1988. The card was only produced for this purpose, and represents a form of potlatch print; Complete
Context
Collected by: Crowther.Gillian in 1989
Item History
- Made in Masset, British Columbia, Canada
- Received from Gillian Crowther during 1991
Who
- Culture
- Haida
- Received from
- Gillian Crowther
Where
- Holding Institution
- MAA: University of Cambridge
- Made in
- Masset, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- during 1991
Other
- Keyword
- Art