Untitled Item Number: Nb7.287 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Black profile frog faces side on right; thick line forms top of head, jaw and lower lip band; large eye area has ovoid pupil with inverted t-shape, thick line outlines eye; bulbous nose with elongated interior ovoid; circle at jaw; open mouth, tongue has downward pointed tip and split u form on lower portion at back; one line forms upper body and foreleg, another line forms back, hips and hind leg; feet have two bent claws and interior ovoids; claws on forepaw point up and to side on right while the claws on the hind paw point down and to side on left; interior body designs composed of diamonds, ovoids and u forms. In a vertical line below hind paw an inscription reads:" N. Tait '76 Feb 266/279."
Cultural Context
contemporary art
Item History
- Made by Norman Tait (Maker) in British Columbia, Canada during 1976
- Collected during 1977
- Owned by Barbara Priestlay and Ken Priestlay before November 30, 1977
- Received from Barbara Priestlay (Donor) and Ken Priestlay (Donor) on November 30, 1977
What
- Name
- Untitled
- Identification Number
- Nb7.287
- Type of Item
- Manufacturing Technique
- silkscreened and printed
- Overall
- height 61.5 cm, width 46.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nisga'a
- Creator
- Norman Tait (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Barbara Priestlay and Ken Priestlay
- Received from
- Barbara Priestlay (Donor) and Ken Priestlay (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- during 1976
- Collection Date
- during 1977
- Ownership Date
- before November 30, 1977
- Acquisition Date
- on November 30, 1977
Other
- Item Classes
- works on paper
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0423/0002