Eagle Box Design Item Number: Na1078 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Kwakwaka'wakw style silkscreen print of a bentwood box design. Square black frontal eagle with red as secondary colour; u shaped ears have interior u forms; 2 ovoids between eyes; frontal eagle face each pupil has 3 circles, one on each cheek and one for point of beak, pointed eyelid lines; red designs on cheeks; elliptical nose has circle at centre and broad nostrils to either side; upper lip band is joined to jaw; inverted animalistic head below jaw has long ears with ovoid and u forms.Tail at base between claws is composed of u forms. An inscription below the image from side on the left reads: "Lawrence Rosso Eagle Box design 69/225."
Cultural Context
contemporary art
Item History
- Made by Larry Rosso (Maker) in British Columbia, Canada before 1980
- Collected during 1980
- Owned by Museum of Anthropology Shop before March 18, 1980
- Received from McLean Foundation (Funding source) and Museum of Anthropology Shop (Seller) on March 18, 1980
What
- Name
- Eagle Box Design
- Identification Number
- Na1078
- Type of Item
- Manufacturing Technique
- silkscreened and printed
- Overall
- height 85.0 cm, width 67.6 cm
- Image
- height 71.3 cm, width 55.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Dakelhne: Nat'ooten: Babine
- Creator
- Larry Rosso (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Museum of Anthropology Shop
- Received from
- McLean Foundation (Funding source) and Museum of Anthropology Shop (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1980
- Collection Date
- during 1980
- Ownership Date
- before March 18, 1980
- Acquisition Date
- on March 18, 1980
Other
- Item Classes
- works on paper
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0612/0002