Overview
On Canada's Pacific coast this film finds a young Haida artist, Robert Davidson, shaping miniature totems from argillite, a jet-like stone. The film follows the artist to the island where he finds the stone, and then shows how he carves it in the manner of his grandfather, who taught him the craft.
Production
ONF | NFB
Cast & Characters
Robert Davidson
Self
Robert Davidson Sr.
Self (uncredited)
Florence Davidson
Self (uncredited)
Directors & Crew
Richard Gilbert
Producer
Richard Gilbert
Writer
William Weintraub
Writer
Richard Gilbert
Director
Screenshots & Stills
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