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Artists›Charles Edenshaw

Charles Edenshaw

?–1920

WA-00302518

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WikidataQ930762

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BiographyWikipedia· 88%

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Charles Edenshaw was a Haida artist from Haida Gwaii, British Columbia. He is known for his woodcarving, argillite carving, jewellery, and painting. His style was known for its originality and innovative narrative forms, created while adhering to the principles of formline art characteristic of Haida art. In 1902, the ethnographer and collector Charles F. Newcombe called Edenshaw “the best carver in wood and stone now living.”

Source: Wikidata · Trust score: 85% · Updated 16d ago

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Lidded Basket

1885 · Spruce root, pigment

H. 3 3/4 x Diam. 4 3/4 in. (9.5 x 12.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Totem Pole Model

1875 · Argillite

H. 26 1/4 x W. 4 5/8 in. (66.7 x 11.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Totem Pole Model

1870 · Argillite

H. 16 1/4 x W. 3 1/4 in. (41.3 x 8.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met
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