NINSTINTS

Anthony Island is a relatively small island located at the southwestern tip of the Queen Charlotte Islands exposed to the sweep of the open Pacific Ocean. However, the village site of Ninstints was the most secluded & protected of all the major Haida villages. It was located in a sheltered bay the eastern side of the Island and further protected by a rocky inlet facing the village. Ninstints was the earliest recorded Haida village of the southern Queen

Charlotte Islands and was originally called Sung Gwaii. As with most of the Haida villages it is difficult to establish an exact date for the abandonment of  Ninstints. An epidemic of smallpox depopulated the village until  it was used only as an outpost. On November 27th. 1981, on behalf of the province of  B.C. Ninstints was declared a world heritage site, of importance to the history of mankind, by the UNESCO committee in Sidney, Australia.

The art of Judi Wild has captured the essence of this ancient village by painting some of the ancient totem poles - some which are still existing in their original location, some which are now in museums and others which have long disappeared and returned to the earth. She has used old black & white photographs dating back as far as 1901 as reference for some of her paintings. Judi's fascination with this ancient Haida culture visually expressed in a series of paintings available as original watercolors, lithograph prints, matted art cards and one-of-a kind-framing. An information sheet complete with photos of the the poles will accompany each print.
 

Eagles of Ninstints

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