The Bear Mother design by Haida sculptor Bill Reid (1920-1998).
One of Canada's foremost Haida artists, Bill Reid is world famous as an outstanding
gold and silversmith turned sculptor and has been proclaimed as a National Living Treasure.
Our collection of reproductions represents some of the famed animal crests, each with a native story.
The Bear Mother framed design is in gold color plate with a brass style frame and is from one of the
famous Bill Reid woodcut prints and drawings. Approximately: Width 8" x Height 10".
The native legend of the Bear Mother
is about a Haida woman who while picking berries, was kidnapped by some bears and held captive at
their village. Impressed by her aristocratic appearance and demeanor, the bears accepted her
as the wife of a ranking prince ... the full legend is supplied with the purchase.
