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Brooch

MOA: University of British Columbia

3258/3

Rectangular brooch, or pendant of halibut fisherman design. Rectangular dark background; an animal sits with a long straight back, a large head with sharp pointed teeth, knees bent, tail curled, holding in its clawed hands the mouth of a halibut attached to a fishing line. A raised silver border surrounds the image. The back has a brooch pin as well as a loop, for hanging it as a pendant on a chain. HAIDA ART / Reid inscription on back.

  • Narrative

    Item number 101 in the catalogue "Bill Reid: a Retrospective Exhibition" (1974; Vancouver Art Gallery).

  • Type of Item brooch
  • Culture Haida
  • Material silver metal
  • Measurements height 5.0 cm, width 3.6 cm, depth 0.5 cm (overall)
  • Creator Bill Reid
  • Previous Owner Margaret Hess
  • Received from Margaret Hess
  • Made in British Columbia
  • Creation Date during 1955
  • Ownership Date before August 15, 2017
  • Acquisition Date on August 15, 2017
  • Item Classes metalwork
  • Condition good
  • Current Location Case 16
  • Accession Number 3258/0003

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