Photograph Item Number: 2784/4 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Black and white photograph of the base of a totem pole taken during the Haida House Project, 1961. Close up side right view of carved house pole (A50031), showing an eye of a bird holding a human in its beak. Signed on reverse.
Narrative
Originally photographed in 1961; this print (along with the rest of the set of photographs in 2784/1-17) developed in 1990.
Item History
- Made by Takao Tanabe (Maker) in British Columbia, Canada between 1961 and 1990
- Owned by Takao Tanabe before January 18, 2010
- Received from Takao Tanabe (Donor) on January 18, 2010
What
- Name
- Photograph
- Identification Number
- 2784/4
- Type of Item
- photograph
- Overall
- height 50.7 cm, width 40.6 cm
- Image
- height 40.6 cm, width 40.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Canadian
- Creator
- Takao Tanabe (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Takao Tanabe
- Received from
- Takao Tanabe (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- between 1961 and 1990
- Ownership Date
- before January 18, 2010
- Acquisition Date
- on January 18, 2010
Other
- Item Classes
- works on paper
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2784/0004