Bill Reid (1920 - 1998), was one of Canada's most celebrated and accomplished contemporary artists.  His creations ranged from diminutive engraved gold jewellery to monumental bronze sculptures.  He worked in a variety of mediums, breathing artistic life into cedar wood, precious metals, bronze, argillite, and ink on paper.   

Gold box featuring Killer Whale and Beaver (RBCM Ethnology collection, # 13902)

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