Ginaawaan, Duncan ( - 1876)

Culture/Community

Kaigani Haida (Klinkwan)

Biography

Ginaawaan was a 19th-century Kaigani Haida chief and accomplished silversmith, from the Alaskan village of Klinkwan. He is said to have been an influential mentor and teacher of metalwork engraving for Haida artist Da.a xiigang (Charles Edenshaw, c. 1839–1924).