Haida Argillite Carving
Argillite is a form of black slate found on the North West Island of Haida Gwaii. Carving it is reserved solely to artists of the Haida Nation. The pieces depicted here are all the work of Gary Minaker-Russ (Kiit-Laaghaa). Gary is from the Eagle Clan with Beaver, Sculpin, Frog and Black Whale as his crests.
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Eagle Inside a Killer Whale
Eagle Inside a Killer Whale.
Left side where the tail depicts the Eagle's tail feathers.
This his the first piece signed with the artists Haida name.
The Eagle is the primary crest of the old Haida Clan Chiefs who were the dominant ones in the village.This Argillite carving might represent the marriage of a couple where the Eagle is the primary crest and the Killer Whale the sub crest.
