The Eagle crests are proudly worn, displayed and inherited.
Price:
CA$ 65.99
Bill Reid design of Haida Eagle (Ghuut)
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 represents some of the famed animal crests, each with a native story.
The Eagle presides as the Lord of the Sky. Revered in Native tribal beliefs and the world over,
this beautiful layered copper Bill Reid design exemplifies the Eagle in its true magnificence.
This is a framed reproduction with bronze-colored matting in an aluminum style frame of the
famous woodcut prints and the drawings made in layered copper . Approximate measurement: Height 9" x Width 6"
The meaning of Copper Among the Northwest Coast First Nations, the ultimate symbol of wealth, power and
prestige was (and still is) the Copper: a keystone-shaped shield made of beaten copper sheets and decorated
with a crest design. They were rare, had names and their symbolic as well as their material values were very
high. Its color, like that of the salmon fish, connotes wealth.
