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THE QUINKATLA CALENDAR
first developed in 1982 by Malcolm McSporran, is an illustration of the whole year, starting on the Winter Solstice, in the form of the circle. Created mainly as a means of graphing the year's events, the calendar has become popular as a decorative work of art, as well as a useful scheduling tool.
All 365 days of the year are illustrated in one circle. The calendar is read clockwise, starting at the top, the Winter Solstice |
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A WORK OF ART The art on this year's calendar is a Sun design, and comes from traditional Haida designs, from Haida Gwaii off the west coast of Canada. Below the central Sun face appears the Moon. The calendar is printed in black on a white poster-card background, and measures 660mm x 660mm (26" x 26"). It can be hung as a work of art. |
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USEFUL DESIGN The calendar is designed to be used for graphic representation of daily events. Like a bar graph, the circular graph can be used to plot weather trends, financial information, health information, regular events etc.
The phases of the moon are illustrated in the outer band, and are named after various First Nations of the Americas. The international dates are shown (in English) on the next inner bands. Weekends are shown only graphically as shaded days. The seven-day week is not part of traditional First Nations time counting. |
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The Quinkatla Calendar can be ordered by sending, for each print, $20.00 (twenty dollars) (Canadian) plus postage ($9 [nine dollars] per package) to:
Quinkatla Calendar 2997 West Seventh Avenue Vancouver, British Columbia CANADA V6K 1Z7 Payment may also be made online through Hyperwallet , using our e-mail address: quinkatla@telus.net as the reference. (This system is secure, and does not require credit card disclosures.) If you have questions, please call us at (604) 731-6302 Cheques should be made payable to: Malcolm McSporran The calendar will be shipped to you in a cardboard mailing tube within one week, and should arrive within the usual mailing times. Please remember to include your return address. |
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Last Modified: Sunday, 4 December, 2005