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Title |
Beaver Banner |
Object Name |
Beaver Banner |
Catalog Number |
2008.5.1.4 |
Creator |
Bill Reid |
Date |
1991 |
Scope & Content |
Item is a banner depicting the Beaver. A face can be seen in the Beaver's tail. The banner is done in red and black ink. This banner is an edition of a banner that was designed to accompany the sculpture "The Spirit of Haida Gwaii". The following quote describes this figure in "The Spirit of Haida Gwaii". Bill Reid's description of the Beaver: Next is the Beaver, doughtily paddling away, hardworking if not very imaginative, the compulsory Canadian content, big teeth and scaly tail, perfectly designed for cutting down trees and damming rivers. |
Level of description |
Item |
Collection |
Shaw Collection |
Parent Catalog Number |
2008.5.1 |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Mel and Joan Shaw |
Ownership |
Bill Reid Foundation |
People |
Reid, Bill |
Subjects |
Banners Beavers |
Search Terms |
The Spirit of Haida Gwaii |