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Description

Part of a set of 5 stencils that overall represents a diving whale. This stencil appears to be unused ad includes unfinished elements of the final design. The design is comprised of a combination of cutout and drawn elements. The mouth of the whale is visible as is one half of its eye and the top of its head. The dorsal fin is also visible but is upside down on the page and is not detailed.

Narrative

2694/1-5 were stencils used by Reid to paint Haida designs on a linen bedspread he and his wife Martine made for their bed when they were married. The bedspread was shown in a photograph in an article titled "At Home With Bill Reid" in Western Living magazine in 1986.

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