Stone Casket, Carved (Slate) Item Number: E88998-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "Bear on front and back; wolf on ends; killer-whale on top." Chest; argillite; carved in relief; four added pieces; non-Indian wooden bottom. Illus.: Barbeau, Haida Carvers in Argillite, NMC #139, pg. 60." Barbeau discusses the box on p. 61 and speculates on attributing it to Charles Edenshaw, but notes that "Russ thought it was the work of "Peter Kelley's father" of Skidegate."March 3, 2011, Robin K. Wright, Burke Museum, says "Bill Holm attributes this argillite chest to Haida artist, Tom Price." Ref. Bill Holm, “Will the Real Charles Edenshaw Please Stand Up?” in Abbott, Donald (ed) The World is as Sharp as a Knife:An Anthology in Honour of Wilson Duff. Victoria, B.C.: British Columbia Provincial Museum;1981.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected by James G. Swan in British Columbia, Canada
- Received on December 21, 1883
What
- Name
- Stone Casket, Carved (Slate)
- Identification Number
- E88998-0
- Type of Item
- box
Who
- Culture
- Haida
- Field Collector
- James G. Swan
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- on December 21, 1883
Other
- Accession Number
- 013804