Interior House Post Item Number: A50039 d-e from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Pair of thunderbird house posts from a Kwagu'l house frame. See records A50039 a, b-c and f-g for the rest of the house frame.

Item History

What

Name
Interior House Post
Identification Number
A50039 d-e
Type of Item
house post
Material
paint and cedar wood
Manufacturing Technique
carved and painted

Who

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Field Collector
Marius Barbeau and Arthur Price
Previous Owner
Unixir Family, Committee on Totem Poles and Spruce Martin
Received from
Committee on Totem Poles (Transferring institution)

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada and Tsaxis, British Columbia, Canada

When

Creation Date
during 1900
Collection Date
during 1947
Ownership Date
before 1947
Acquisition Date
during 1947

Other

Accession Number
2106/0006 d-e