Positive Die Mould

Item number 2702/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Description

Positive die mould of a Northwest Coast salmon design. Made of a hard, green plastic or resin.

History Of Use

A positive die made to cast the negative mould, which would then be used to make black cast positives of plastic resin salmons for use on a portfolio.

Narrative

Used to make black casts of salmons (that looked like argillite) for the cover of the Canadian presentation portfolio for an international fisheries meeting. Produced in 1974, the portfolio contained printed art works by Bill Reid and Rudy Kovach, and (with an accompanying booklet) was commissioned by the Fisheries and Marine Service of Environment Canada. David Denbigh was the producer and art director of the project. Robert R. Reid (Bill's brother) was the designer. Denbigh had presented the positive die to Douglas Winslow. When Gary Bell heard the family wanted to put it up for auction, he bought the piece for donation to MOA to keep it out of the public realm.