Haida Salmon 'Skaagi' - Copper Series, Matted Art Card

Haida Salmon 'Skaagi' - Copper Series, Matted Art Card

Bill Reid (Haida)
CAD $18.00
  • Description

The Salmon, vital as a food source and most prized fish of all among the Northwest Coast First Nations, has by tradition been honoured, celebrated and protected for thousands of years by all the people most dependant upon it.

Symbolic of great ecological life force, five species of Salmon return every year to the rivers of British Columbia to proliferate.

By drawing upon all the traditional elements of Haida art and his own imagery, and in creating this magnificent and unique design, Bill Reid again bestows the honour and respect of his people upon the salmon.

Copper Series, Double Matted Art Card (2 3/4" Matte)

14"w x 11"h (35cm x 28cm)

*These beautiful matted art cards are  light weight, easy to ship and ready to frame.

BILL REID (HAIDA) Close

Bill Reid (1920-1998) was an acclaimed master goldsmith, carver, sculptor, writer, broadcaster, mentor and community activist. Reid was born in Victoria, BC to a Haida mother and an American father with Scottish German roots, and only began exploring his Haida roots at the age of 23. This journey of discovery lasted a lifetime and shaped Reid's artistic career.

Reid became a pivotal force in building bridges between Indigenous people and other peoples. Through his mother, he was a member of the Raven clan from T'aanuu with the wolf as one of his family crests. Raven is known as a mischievous trickster, who also plays an important part in transforming the world. Many of these traits matched Bill Reid's personality. In 1986, Reid was presented with the Haida name Yaahl Sgwansung, meaning The Only Raven.

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