Bella Coola Trio Item Number: Nb9.64 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Scaled down model house front with painted designs within three roundels. The panel is made of two rectangular pieces flanking a peaked centre piece. The centre piece has a large roundel with designs in red and black on wooden ground. There is a rectangular section at the bottom painted black. The two side pieces have smaller roundels with designs in red and black on wooden ground. There are red bands on the top peaked edge and the sides. All three design sections are signed by the artist.

Narrative

Small-scale rendition of a house-front screen photographed in the Nuxalk (Bella Coola) village of Komkotes in 1873.