Cast gold ring. Large beaver face at centre, with a carved leg at each side of the face. Beaver's large teeth extend to lower rounded chin edge; the tops of its ears extend along the upper, flatter edge. There's a notch in the upper edge, above the centre of the face. Slightly stippled surface. Front of ring is quite wide; the band narrows substantially toward the back. (No visible artist inscription.)

• Narrative

  The date of casting is unknown, but an almost identical ring (the original?) was dated 1957 for the 1974 Reid exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery. The ring has some thin cracks along the sides of the face, that were likely caused by the ring being resized, larger, for the donor.

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• Type of Item ring
• Culture Haida
• Material gold metal
• Measurements height 1.8 cm, diameter 2.5 cm (overall)

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• Creator Bill Reid
• Previous Owner Lance Yoshida
• Received from Lance Yoshida

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• Made in Vancouver

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• Ownership Date before January 26, 2016
• Acquisition Date on January 26, 2016

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• Item Classes metalwork
• Condition good
• Accession Number 3144/0001