Bill Reid

Year Published: 1979

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: Shows British Columbia artist Bill Reid, jeweller and wood carver, at work on a totem pole in the Haida Indian tradition.

Complete Record: This film shows British Columbian Metis artist Bill Reid, jeweller and wood carver, at work on a totem pole in the Haida Indian tradition and the gradual transformation of a bare cedar trunk into a richly carved pole is demonstrated. The totem pole is a gift of the artist to the people of Skidegate, Queen Charlotte Islands. Particularly moving is the raising of the pole by the villagers, as Bill Reid stands by.

Online Copy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6RPMjN-9Co

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