Christian White

November 03rd, 2026

He began carving as a teenager and five decades later, Haida artist, Kihl’yahda Christian White is acknowledged as a master carver. He is known for cedar works such as totem poles and canoes, and also sculptural works in a special argillite, or “black shale,”  found only on Haida Gwaii. These argillite carvings, often with inlays of abalone shell and mastodon ivory, are sought after by White’s patrons around the world. As such, most of these artworks have rarely been seen by the public—until now. Raven Transforms: The Haida Argillite Art of Kihl’yahda Christian White (Fig. 1 $55) is the first-ever monograph of his argillite sculptures, featuring nearly 200 of his artworks in private collections. 9781773272771

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