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Item number Nb7.285 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Profile of a black raven facing right, head placed at slight downward angle to body. Head has an ovoid pupil in extended pointed eyelid lines; short open beak with red split u next to eye area; back part of lower mandible rests on body ovoid, which has an interior line with two equidistant pointed extensions; at side on right bent leg with claw encompassing partial human face; wing at side on left has interior ovoid and u forms; leg partially obscured by wing; two tail feathers with interior u forms. Pencil inscription below wing reads '151/156' and below claw reads 'N. Tait Sept. 77.' Decal edge at side on right. The print is on vertically rectangular, beige paper.
Cultural Context
contemporary art
Item History
- Made by Norman Tait (Maker) in British Columbia, Canada during 1977
- Collected during 1980
- Owned by Arctic Loon Gallery before May 21, 1980
- Received from Arctic Loon Gallery (Seller) and McLean Foundation (Funding source) on May 21, 1980
What
- Name
- Untitled
- Identification Number
- Nb7.285
- Type of Item
- Manufacturing Technique
- silkscreened and printed
- Overall
- height 38.0 cm, width 28.0 cm
- Image
- height 22.0 cm, width 18.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Nisga'a
- Creator
- Norman Tait (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Arctic Loon Gallery
- Received from
- Arctic Loon Gallery (Seller) and McLean Foundation (Funding source)
When
- Creation Date
- during 1977
- Collection Date
- during 1980
- Ownership Date
- before May 21, 1980
- Acquisition Date
- on May 21, 1980
Other
- Item Classes
- works on paper
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 17
- Accession Number
- 0635/0001
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