“I was filled with wonder when I first encountered Hazel’s series of history robes, as they pull you into Hazel’s world and are innovative and unexpected in their form.”

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“I was filled with wonder when I first encountered Hazel’s series of history robes, as they pull you into Hazel’s world and are innovative and unexpected in their form.”

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Artist-created historical record on traditional robes gathered for MOA exhibit

The Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia will present the exhibit I Use My Haida Eyes: The History Robes of Jut-ke-Nay—Hazel Wilson from May 14 to Oct. 12.Wilson spent a lifetime creating art reflecting Haida culture, and from 2005 to 2006 she created a series of robes. They were the subject of a 2022 book Glory and Exile: Haida History Robes of Jut-ke-Nay Hazel Wilson, which was published by Figure 1 Press and the Haida Gwaii Museum.

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