Stool
Item number 1245/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Wooden stool with four legs. Stool seat is flat and curves upwards at the ends. The ends are rounded. On the underside of the rounded ends and along the sides of the outside of the stool's seat, there are carved and painted designs of faces and wolves. The legs to the stool are carved and painted totem pole-like protrusions and are attached to the stool flaring slightly outwards. They are secured to the stool by a small piece of wood and have been nailed into place.
Narrative
Alan Pierce said he acquired the stool in 1968, and that the carver was Webster Thompson and the previous owner said he got it in the 1920s. However Thompson was born in 1927, so it seems likely the stool dates to the 1950s?
Item History
- Made by Webster Thompson (Maker) in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada between 1950 and 1968
- Collected during 1968
- Owned by Alan F. Pierce before September 9, 1987
- Received from Alan F. Pierce (Donor) on September 9, 1987
What
- Name
- Stool
- Identification Number
- 1245/1
- Type of Item
- stool
- Material
- wood, metal and paint
- Overall
- height 37.0 cm, width 44.0 cm, depth 34.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth: Ditidaht
- Creator
- Webster Thompson (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Alan F. Pierce
- Received from
- Alan F. Pierce (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- between 1950 and 1968
- Collection Date
- during 1968
- Ownership Date
- before September 9, 1987
- Acquisition Date
- on September 9, 1987
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1245/0001
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