Nobody is sure how the Chateau Victoria came into possession of the artwork by Keenawaii Roberta Olson. A painting of totems ...
She was inspired by the art of the Haida through her uncle ... including the textures that gave age and weathering to the totem poles in her works. Henderson, one of Olson’s many grandchildren ...
Though it can look majestic with its mountain backdrop, this state capital in the Pacific Northwest seldom makes in on to a ...
Born into the Raven Clan in Hydaburg, Alaska, Grant was raised in Haida Gwaii and learned from a young age to sew. From there, she studied weaving with her grandmother to make baskets and regalia in ...
Karen Johnson, curator with the Olympia Tumwater Foundation, walked The Olympian through the history of the totem poles and ...
Each totem pole is identical, featuring a raven at the ... the poles are done in what could be categorized as the Haida style, but with an Art Deco touch reminiscent of the 1920s and ‘30s.
to the Indian Act that “killed the Haida’s soul” – were coming to an end. It was in 1969 when a monumental totem pole was raised in Old Massett Village for the first time in nearly a century.