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Earrings

MOA: University of British Columbia

3258/14 a-b

Pair of silver and argillite earrings. Black squares of argillite are carved to show the side view of a grizzly bear’s face, squared ears at top, a prominent nose with curled nostril, and an open mouth. A silver border surrounds the argillite and attaches to the screw backs.

  • Narrative

    Item number 84 in the catalogue "Bill Reid: a Retrospective Exhibition" (1974; Vancouver Art Gallery).

  • Type of Item earring
  • Culture Haida
  • Material argillite stone, silver metal, metal
  • Measurements height 2.0 cm, width 2.0 cm, depth 1.5 cm (part a) height 2.0 cm, width 2.0 cm, depth 1.5 cm (part b)
  • Creator Bill Reid
  • Previous Owner Margaret Hess
  • Received from Margaret Hess
  • Made in British Columbia
  • Creation Date between 1957 and 1958
  • Ownership Date before August 15, 2017
  • Acquisition Date on August 15, 2017
  • Item Classes metalwork
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3258/0014 a-b

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