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Title |
Shaman's Charm Brooch |
Object Name |
Brooch |
Catalog Number |
2002.1.3 |
Creator |
Bill Reid |
Date |
1964 |
Scope & Content |
Item is a 22k gold brooch depicting a beaver flanked by two bears and two eagles. On verso: Reid [signature] Haida Art/Wolf Hallmark 22K Reid based this design on a bone shaman's charm that was collected by Paul Cane while crossing Canada. The original bone charm is part of the collection of the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. |
Level of description |
Item |
Collection |
Bill and Martine Reid Founding Collection |
Parent Catalog Number |
2002.1 |
Credit line |
SFU Bill Reid Collection |
Ownership |
Simon Fraser University Bill Reid Collection |
People |
Reid, Bill |
Subjects |
Bears Beavers Brooches Eagles Jewelry |