Haida Art - Formline

STYLE: Smooth, curving black and red lines that change thickness. Often symmetrical.

CONTENT: Animals and Native legends

Bill Reid (1920 - 1998)

 Godji (Haida Wolf), 1979

Skaagi (Haida Dog Salmon), 1974

Xuuya (Haida Raven), 1972


Daxhiigang (Charles Edenshaw) (1839 - 1920)

Frontal Beaver, c.1900

Dish, c.1850–1920


Freda Diesing (1925 - 2002)
Dogfish, 1978

Wolf, 1978

Raven finds Mankind in a Clamshell, 1980



RESOURCES: Shapes and lines typically used in Haida formline designs















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