Card Item Number: 2631/8 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Image on front of card depicts a raven and an eagle, back to back facing outward, and joined at their tail feathers. They are encircled by a ring of stylized faces and hands. Background is red.
Iconographic Meaning
Raven and Eagle represent the two main crests of the Haida.
Narrative
Card image: “Children of the Good People” - a design created by Davidson in 1981 for his potlatch of the same name, and which later was adopted by the Council of the Haida Nation as its motif/logo.
Item History
- Made by Robert Davidson (Maker) in British Columbia, Canada during 1987
- Owned by Hilary Stewart before August 2, 2004
- Received from Hilary Stewart (Donor) on August 2, 2004
What
- Name
- Card
- Identification Number
- 2631/8
- Type of Item
- card
- Overall
- height 18.3 cm, width 14.7 cm
Who
- Culture
- Haida
- Creator
- Robert Davidson (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Hilary Stewart
- Received from
- Hilary Stewart (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- during 1987
- Ownership Date
- before August 2, 2004
- Acquisition Date
- on August 2, 2004
Other
- Item Classes
- works on paper
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2631/0008