Souvenir Plaque Item Number: E426291-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FOUND IN "SCHOOL COLLECTION" STORAGE AREA. PROPOSED FOR ACCESSIONING AND DESCRIBED BY WILLIAM STURTEVANT ETHNOLOGY CURATOR NMNH, 11/1994. SOUVENIR PLAQUE, NORTHWEST COAST (HAIDA ? TSIMSHIAN?). PAINTING MAY BE BY AN INDIAN ARTIST. FOUR PIECES OF RED CEDAR FITTED TOGETHER AS A DISK, 12" DIAMETER. ON FRONT IS PAINTED DESIGN OF AN EAGLE IN NORTHERN NORTHWEST COAST STYLE, BLACK RED, WHITE AND YELLOW, PERHAPS STENCILLED, FINISHED WITH SHINY VARNISH. ON BACK: "LEGEND OF THE EAGLE" SUPPOSEDLY AN INDIAN ORIGIN MYTH ACCOUNTING FOR THE COASTAL ISLANDS. LABELED " MADE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA" OLD PIECE OF TAPE READS, IN PENCIL " A-IZ LEFT AT WINOWSICÙ T4 A-6B" LAST CHARACTERS UNCLEAR; PROBABLY INDICATES THE SOURCE OF THE OBJECT, PERHAPS DURING THE 1950'S OR 1960'S, AND ACCOUNTS FOR ITS STORAGE, UNCATALOGUED IN THE SCHOOL COLLECTION.
Item History
- Made in Northwest Coast, Canada ? or Northwest Coast, USA ?
- Collected in Northwest Coast, Canada ? or Northwest Coast, USA ?
- Received from National Museum of Natural History on October 27, 1994
What
- Name
- Souvenir Plaque
- Identification Number
- E426291-0
- Type of Item
- plaque
Who
- Culture
- Northwest Coast
- Received from
- National Museum of Natural History
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Northwest Coast, Canada ? or Northwest Coast, USA ?
- Collected in
- Northwest Coast, Canada ? or Northwest Coast, USA ?
When
- Acquisition Date
- on October 27, 1994
Other
- Accession Number
- 400221