Thieves steal 'priceless' Bill Reid artwork

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VANCOUVER — Several gold pieces by legendary Canadian artist Bill Reid have been stolen from the University of British Columbia's Museum of Anthropology.

Spokesman Scott Macrae said the break-in and robbery happened some time Friday night or early Saturday morning.

“It was a collection of Bill Reid gold items, objects that had been created by Bill Reid” he said. “As well, some Inca gold necklaces .”
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I was at the Museum of Anthropology about a month ago. There is a lot of nice work by Bill Reid. It would be a shame for it to end up in a private collection, or even worse, melted down.