The Raven and the First Men | |
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Artist | Bill Reid |
Year | 1978 |
Type | Laminated yellow cedar |
Dimensions | 1.88 m × 1.92 m (6 ft 2 in × 6 ft 4 in) |
Location | Museum of Anthropology at UBC, Vancouver |
49°16′10″N 123°15′35″W / 49.269366°N 123.259596°W |
The Raven and the First Men is a sculpture by Haida artist Bill Reid. It depicts the Haida creation myth. It was carved from a single block of laminated yellow cedar, beginning in the fall of 1978, and took two years to complete, with work completing on April 1, 1980.[1][2] Raven and the First Men is depicted on the reverse of the former Canadian twenty dollar bill of the Canadian Journey series.