Ring Item Number: 3144/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Cast gold ring. Large beaver face at centre, with a carved leg at each side of the face. Beaver's large teeth extend to lower rounded chin edge; the tops of its ears extend along the upper, flatter edge. There's a notch in the upper edge, above the centre of the face. Slightly stippled surface. Front of ring is quite wide; the band narrows substantially toward the back. (No visible artist inscription.)
Narrative
The date of casting is unknown, but an almost identical ring (the original?) was dated 1957 for the 1974 Reid exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery. The ring has some thin cracks along the sides of the face, that were likely caused by the ring being resized, larger, for the donor.
Item History
- Made by Bill Reid (Maker) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Lance Yoshida before January 26, 2016
- Received from Lance Yoshida (Donor) on January 26, 2016
What
- Name
- Ring
- Identification Number
- 3144/1
- Type of Item
- ring
- Material
- gold metal
- Overall
- height 1.8 cm, diameter 2.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Haida
- Creator
- Bill Reid (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Lance Yoshida
- Received from
- Lance Yoshida (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before January 26, 2016
- Acquisition Date
- on January 26, 2016
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3144/0001