Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Take a minute and contemplate Arthur Moody's sculpture.

Arthur Moody (Xaayda, Haida), GyaaGang gii niijang (Model Totem Pole), Hlgas7agaa (Argillite), 9 x 4 x 5 cm.

Gift of Dr. Joanne Jepson, M. D., C. M., ’59. McGill Visual Arts Collection, PG2019-001.071

Video and narration by Catie Galbraith, Chickasaw Nation, SSMU Indigenous Art Intern, McGill Visual Arts Collection.
Video Editing: Greg Houston, McGill Library
Music: Expressions of the Mind by ShadyDave (CC BY-NC 3.0).
Images: - Gbuchana. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
- Lithium6ion at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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