xiigyak’aadGuhlGawaay (Tool)

About this object

History of use

For shaping bracelets.

Narrative

Bill Reid inherited tools from his grandfather, Charles Gladstone, in Skidegate.

Physical description

Wooden tool consisting of a bracelet bender with a flattened cylindrical shape body and a large, semi-hemispherical knob protruding from the top. It narrows at either end.