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Figure

MOA: University of British Columbia

3258/15

Small argillite model pole. A grizzly bear sits on a square plinth, back legs bent at the knees with feet to the front. Head is large, with rounded ears at top, ovoid eyes, a short snout and a wide, closed mouth from which emerges a very long tongue. Forelegs are bent at wrists, feet to either side of the tongue, with long sharp claws meeting the knees.

  • Narrative

    Item number 186 in the catalogue "Bill Reid: a Retrospective Exhibition" (1974; Vancouver Art Gallery).

  • Type of Item figure
  • Culture Haida
  • Material argillite stone
  • Measurements height 10.5 cm, width 5.0 cm, depth 5.0 cm (overall)
  • Creator Bill Reid
  • Previous Owner Margaret Hess
  • Received from Margaret Hess
  • Made in British Columbia
  • Creation Date during 1966
  • Ownership Date before August 15, 2017
  • Acquisition Date on August 15, 2017
  • Item Classes carvings & sculpture
  • Condition excellent
  • Current Location Case 16
  • Accession Number 3258/0015

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