Vintage HAIDA BEAVER - TTSAANG Bill Reid Embossed Copper Art Print
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Vintage HAIDA BEAVER - TTSAANG Bill Reid Embossed Copper Art Print. HAIDA BEAVER - TTSAANG. Collected internationally and much-honored, Bill Reid is the author of, among his best known sculptures, The Spirit of Haida Gwaii at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C. (The Black Canoe, 1991) and at the Vancouver International Airport (The Jade Canoe, 1996). Matted with description on back. Small nail hole on mat work that can be redone One of Canada's foremost artists, Haida artist BILL REID, an outstanding gold and silversmith turned sculptor, has been proclaimed a National Living Treasure and has been instrumental in inspiring a people to reclaim their cultural heritage. Collected internationally and much-honored, Bill Reid is the author of, among his best known sculptures, The Spirit of Haida Gwaii at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C. (The Black Canoe, 1991) and at the Vancouver International Airport (The Jade Canoe, 1996). Building upon the broad range of his expression, Bill Reid has translated his original designs of animal crests into limited edition silk screen or woodcut prints. This is a reproduction of one of those prints. COPPER-Among the Northwest Coast First Nations, the ultimate symbol of wealth, power and prestige was (and still is the Copper: a keystone-shaped shield made of beaten copper sheets and decorated with a crest design. They were rare, had names and their symbolic as well as their material values were very high. Its color, like that of salmon, connotes wealth. HAIDA BEAVER - TTSAANG As a crest, the Beaver has been claimed by most Haida families of the Eagle side. In Haida mythology, the Beaver is one of the Raven's adoptive uncles, from whom he stole the house itself and all its surroundings - the lake, the stream, all fish that swam in them, the fish trap, and so on. He is the symbol of prodigious renewable wealth. The two most identifying symbols are the two large incisor teeth and the scaly tail, which Reid depicted as a small human being drawn up against the stomach. He is also shown carrying a chewing stick in his front paws that have fingers. CONTEMPORARY CANADIAN ART CARD SERIES
