Wide silver bracelet with hinge clasp. Deeply carved sea bear (Tschumos) design, with wide grin, flaring nostrils, and showing its broad row of teeth and protruding tongue. The back section is engraved deeply with clawed feet and cross-hatching in between. Artist’s inscription on back: HAIDA ART / Reid.

• Narrative

  From the Mr. & Mrs. Robert Fortune collection. Item number 128 in the catalogue "Bill Reid: a Retrospective Exhibition" (1974; Vancouver Art Gallery).

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• Type of Item bracelet
• Culture Haida
• Material silver metal
• Measurements height 4.5 cm, width 6.1 cm, depth 5.5 cm (overall)

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• Creator Bill Reid
• Previous Owner Elspeth McConnell
• Received from Elspeth McConnell

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• Made in British Columbia

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• Creation Date during 1958
• Ownership Date before August 12, 2017
• Acquisition Date on August 12, 2017

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• Item Classes metalwork
• Condition good
• Current Location Case 16
• Accession Number 3260/0169