| Spirit of Haida Gwaii: The Black Canoe | |
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| outside the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C. Photo: Bengt Oberger | |
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| Artist | Bill Reid |
| Year | 1986 |
| Type | Bronze, plaster |
| Dimensions | 3.89 m × 3.48 m × 6.05 m (12 ft 9 in × 11 ft 5 in × 19 ft 10 in) |
| Location | Canadian Museum of History, Washington, D.C. and Vancouver |
| 38°53′35″N 77°01′06″W / 38.893056°N 77.018333°W | |
Spirit of Haida Gwaii is a sculpture by British Columbia Haida artist Bill Reid (1920–1998). There are three versions of it: the black canoe, the jade canoe, and a full-sized plaster original.[1] The black canoe features on Canadian $20 bills[2] of the Canadian Journey series issued between 2004 and 2012.