Storage Chest Item Number: A4285 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Wooden, storage chest (parts a-b) with a brown wood frame bottom, metal side handles and a flat wood lie (part b). The box (part a) is painted on three sides with a white background and Northwest Coast stylized figures in black, green, grey and red. The front design depicts a front facing whale with its body split to either side, its dorsal fin on top and its tail fin at the bottom. The ends each have a whale in profile.
Item History
- Made by Arthur Shaughnessy (Maker) in British Columbia, Canada before 1953
- Collected in Smith Inlet, British Columbia, Canada and Takus, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Joe Johnny before June 16, 1953
- Received from Joe Johnny (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) on June 16, 1953
What
- Name
- Storage Chest
- Identification Number
- A4285 a-b
- Type of Item
- chest
- Material
- wood, paint, cotton fibre and metal
- Part A
- height 62.1 cm, width 102.3 cm, depth 63.8 cm
- Part B
- height 3.2 cm, width 102.1 cm, depth 66.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Creator
- Arthur Shaughnessy (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Joe Johnny
- Received from
- Joe Johnny (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Smith Inlet, British Columbia, Canada and Takus, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1953
- Ownership Date
- before June 16, 1953
- Acquisition Date
- on June 16, 1953
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1950/0001 a-b