Hummingbird Copper Dress

Relationships: For the Tlingit on the northern Northwest Coast, women formed the cultural framework upon which the public aspects of the community, often expressed by men, were based. Collaborating on “Hummingbird Copper Dress,” fashion designer Dorothy Grant (Haida) and Robert Davidson (Haida/Tlingit) show the necessity of balance and reciprocity between genders, whether in art or in other aspects of community life.

Dorothy Grant (Haida) with Robert Davidson (Haida/ Tlingit), “Hummingbird Copper Dress,” 1989; wool, 42" x 58"; Denver Art Museum Collection, Native Arts acquisition fund, 2010.490A-C. ©Dorothy Grant  Photo by Denver Art Museum