Painting Item Number: 537/50 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Blue, black and red Sisiutl design arched into a circular form, with the two heads almost touching at the top, on a vertically rectangular piece of beige paper.
Narrative
Created by a student at the Alberni Residential School in the late 1930s. The school was located near the Tseshaht reserve, Tsahaheh 1, about 4 kilometres north of Port Alberni.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada before 1940
- Collected between 1935 and 1940
- Owned by Jean Telfer before May 16, 1979
- Received from Jean Telfer (Donor) on May 16, 1979
What
- Name
- Painting
- Identification Number
- 537/50
- Type of Item
- painting
- Overall
- height 31.8 cm, width 23.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Northwest Coast
- Previous Owner
- Jean Telfer
- Received from
- Jean Telfer (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1940
- Collection Date
- between 1935 and 1940
- Ownership Date
- before May 16, 1979
- Acquisition Date
- on May 16, 1979
Other
- Item Classes
- works on paper
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0537/0050