Print Item Number: Nb7.225 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Silkscreen print design of an eagle (larhskeek). The head is in profile and facing to the right side. Has a circular black eye outlined by a tapering oval. The black beak has two sideways red u forms and a blank upside down u form. The open black mouth has a red tongue. There are two red u forms behind the mouth. Two small feather-like shapes are down along the top of the head. The neck has a red split u. The chest has a black ovoid with an L-shape and a t-shape. At either side, there is a sidewsays red split u surrounded by a black u form. Belwo this, there is a red u form above a smaller one and three red s-shapes, all of which are surrounded by a larger black u form. Below this, there are five black feathers. The red claws are inward on the body. The tail has has three feathers, each of which has a red split u surrounded by a larger black u form. Pencil inscription across the bottom edge reads '11/160 29/05/75 EAGLE (LARHSKEEK) TSIMSIAN TRIBE KITKATLA B.C. Roy H. Vickers'. The print is on a vertically rectangular, light grey-blue paper piece.

History Of Use

Silk-screen prints are a major form of contemporary Indian art. Silk-screen printing emerged in the 1950's as a new non-traditional art form, and was easily adapted to traditional Northwest Coast 2 dimensional design concepts.

Cultural Context

contemporary art

Item History

What

Name
Print
Identification Number
Nb7.225
Type of Item
print
Manufacturing Technique
silkscreened
Overall
height 33.0 cm, width 25.6 cm, depth 0.1 cm

Who

Culture
Tsimshian
Creator
Roy Henry Vickers (Maker)
Previous Owner
Roy Henry Vickers
Received from
Unknown (Funding source) and Roy Henry Vickers (Seller)

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
British Columbia, Canada

When

Creation Date
on May 29, 1975
Ownership Date
before September 26, 1975
Acquisition Date
on September 26, 1975

Other

Item Classes
works on paper
Condition
good
Accession Number
0289/0001