Kwatyaht and Teetskin Item Number: 1355/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A red, bright blue, and black design consisting of a central design surrounded by a red, bright blue, and black fragmented rectangular border. The central design is consisting of a thunderbird with upraised wings on top of a whale. Both are in profile and are facing to the left side. Pencil inscription along the bottom edge reads 'Kwatyaht and Teetskin Opetchesaht Tribe 36/75 by Hupquatchew'. There is an embossing on the lower right corner for 'NORTH WEST COAST INDIAN ARTISTS GUILD member' with a salmon-trout head at the centre. The print is on vertically rectangular, olive green paper.
Item History
- Made by Ron Hamilton (Maker) in British Columbia, Canada during 1977
- Owned by Doreen Jensen before July 6, 1989
- Received from Doreen Jensen (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) on July 6, 1989
What
- Name
- Kwatyaht and Teetskin
- Identification Number
- 1355/1
- Type of Item
- Overall
- height 91.1 cm, width 62.3 cm, depth 0.1 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth: Hupacasaht
- Creator
- Ron Hamilton (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Doreen Jensen
- Received from
- Doreen Jensen (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- during 1977
- Ownership Date
- before July 6, 1989
- Acquisition Date
- on July 6, 1989
Other
- Item Classes
- works on paper
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1355/0001