Brooch
About this object
History of use
Jewellery
Narrative
Based on a drawing by Charles Edenshaw.
Physical description
Gold, cut out brooch carved in the design of a dogfish with a triangular shaped head, one side and two dorsal fins. In the body is a woman with a labret; her hands and feet protrude out from the underside of the dogfish. The underside is has a long vertical pin with a clasp at each end. Artist inscription on back: HAIDA ART Reid AFTER EDENSHAW.