Merle AndersenSan’laa gudgaangHaida Weaver & Regalia Artist

Photo by Rolf Bettner

Biography:
Haida Name: San’laa gudgaang
Title: Haida Weaver & Regalia Artist
Home: Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Is., B.C. Canada)
Media: Cedar Bark, Spruce Root, Sewn Regalia
Moiety: Raven, Yaahl
Clan: Yaguu ‘janaas
Mother: Florence Davidson, Weaver
Father: Robert Davidson, Sr., Carver
Grandmother: Isabella Edenshaw, Weaver
Grandfather: Charles Edenshaw, Master Carver

Traditional Training Under:
Mother: Florence Davidson
Sisters: Virginia Hunter, Agnes Davis
Haida Weavers: April Churchill, Holly Churchill

Other Activities:
Food Harvesting, Regalia Creating, Beaching, Carving


© Merle Andersen 2007 • Haida Gwaii/Queen Charlotte Islands, B.C.
Photos © Maureen Hoffmann • Künstdame (unless otherwise noted)