In May 2008, the University of British Columbia Museum of Anthropology were offering a $50,000 reward for the safe return of one of their precious gold artefacts. One of 15 objects stolen from the Museum was a decorative box made in 1967 by artist Bill Reid, famous for his works based on the Haida creation myth. The highly detailed and finely sculpted box is made entirely of gold and is one of the many pieces in the collection that was of significant cultural value. All but two of the stolen works were eventually recovered and security has since been stepped up at the Museum.
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