Cufflinks Item Number: 3258/9 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Pair of gold cufflinks. Each piece shows the front-on face of a grizzly bear, ears prominent at top, tongue emerging from mouth. Wide pin emerges from back centre to join a chrome and gold oval at back. HAIDA ART / Reid inscription on back of each.
Iconographic Meaning
The bear design on the cufflinks was said to have been adapted from a 1850s rattle in the collection of the British Museum.
Narrative
Purchased by the donor from The Quest, in Victoria, in 1963. Item number 62 in the catalogue "Bill Reid: a Retrospective Exhibition" (1974; Vancouver Art Gallery).
Item History
- Made by Bill Reid (Maker) in British Columbia, Canada during 1957
- Collected during 1963
- Owned by Margaret Hess before August 15, 2017
- Received from Margaret Hess (Donor) on August 15, 2017
What
- Name
- Cufflinks
- Identification Number
- 3258/9 a-b
- Type of Item
- cufflink
- Material
- gold metal and gold
- Part A
- height 2.0 cm, width 2.1 cm, depth 2.0 cm
- Part B
- height 2.0 cm, width 2.0 cm, depth 2.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Haida
- Creator
- Bill Reid (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Margaret Hess
- Received from
- Margaret Hess (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- during 1957
- Collection Date
- during 1963
- Ownership Date
- before August 15, 2017
- Acquisition Date
- on August 15, 2017
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- excellent
- Accession Number
- 3258/0009 a-b