Born in Skidegate on Haida Gwaii about 1839, Charles Edenshaw, also known by the Haida name Da.a.xiigang, is famous for his silver and gold jewellery, his painting, and his carving in argillite ...

Although it wasn’t a glittering silver bracelet or a glossy black argillite sculpture, one object in the Vancouver Art Gallery’s estimable Charles Edenshaw exhibition struck me dumb with ...

During the 1950s, he took up argillite carving and was praised for his engaging designs ... grandmother is Florence Davidson, and his great-grandfather was Charles Edenshaw. He won the British ...