Human Figure
Item number A1352 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
A stone figure of a female with a child on her back. Her eyes are rounded circles while the child's eyes are grooved circles. Her angular eyebrows extend down into the nose with nostrils. She has a mouth, ears, and breasts, and her arms are angled backward to hold the child. The child has a simple hair line, and its legs are wrapped around the female with its right one slightly higher than its left.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1931
- Collected in Bella Bella, British Columbia, Canada and 'Qvuqvai, British Columbia, Canada between 1914 and 1931
- Owned by George E. Darby before 1931
- Received from George E. Darby (Seller) and U.B.C. Class of 1931 (Funding source) during 1931
What
- Name
- Human Figure
- Identification Number
- A1352
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- stone
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and incised
- Overall
- height 13.8 cm, width 5.8 cm, depth 8.8 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Bella Bella, British Columbia, Canada and 'Qvuqvai, British Columbia, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Heiltsuk
- Previous Owner
- George E. Darby
- Received from
- George E. Darby (Seller) and U.B.C. Class of 1931 (Funding source)
When
- Creation Date
- before 1931
- Collection Date
- between 1914 and 1931
- Ownership Date
- before 1931
- Acquisition Date
- during 1931
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 12
- Accession Number
- 1911/0053
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